Category: Reckonism (book) — 13
Literature
Marks Jonathan, What it Means to be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People, and their Genes. — Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Zorina Z. A., Poletaeva, I., Reznikova, I. I. Fundamentals…
Application
We cannot reliably know in advance whether a utopian or dystopian scenario awaits us in the future, whether we will experience sustainable prosperity or miserable existence. However, we can take…
Conclusion
When the winds change direction, some build walls, while others build windmills. Chinese proverb. Perhaps more than once or twice while reading this book, you felt uncomfortable imagining a world…
Society
Public nature Erich Fromm was a German sociologist, philosopher, social psychologist, psychoanalyst, a member of the Frankfurt School, and one of the founders of neo-Freudianism and Freudo-Marxism. He used the…
Decentralization
Maximum size of structures While the idea of openness and the blurring of privacy boundaries often evokes emotional resistance and fear, the concept of decentralized decision-making and project management tends…
The technical basis of reconism
Computers In the previous chapters, we demonstrated that a radical transformation of all societal institutions is currently gaining momentum, possibly the most significant since the Neolithic Revolution. The technological foundation…
The Sunset of Informism
Problems of Hypercentralization Chaos always triumphs over order, as chaos is better organized. Terry Pratchett Slave owners replenished their stocks of slaves by raiding neighboring territories and expanded their holdings…
Information as a key resource
To create a part on a 3D printer, you need plastic and a file with the design. The latter is clearly more important, as plastic is a typical commonplace for…
From Herd to State
History of society The fewer powers the royal authority has, the longer it lasts. Aristotle To paint a convincing and credible (as much as possible) picture of the future social…
Introduction
You will never achieve change by fighting against the existing reality. To change something, you need to build a new model that will render the current one obsolete. Richard Buckminster…
Preface
We are all made according to the same blueprint, in the same image and likeness. The same ideas, inventions, and formulas come to different minds with astonishing synchronicity. This is…
Content
Reckonism How information technology strengthens the reputation of power, while openness makes privacy safer. Reckonism Content Preface Introduction From Herd to State Information as a key resource The Sunset of…
Reckonism
Roman Petrov Ilya Simenko © All rights reserved by Roman Petrov and Ilya Simenko. When quoting, it is necessary to indicate the source of the quote. How information technology strengthens…