The New System
Consensus at scale and collective intelligence
the new system is coming, to a screen near you
it’s based on the reinvention of conversation itself
this new conversation is scalable
we can all participate
never before possible, it changes everything
we can say what we agree with
and how much
and by aggregating all that we can know how much the collective agrees
the new system serves the me and the we
it will start small, as all beginnings must be, and then grow
eventually it will prove something transformational
that consensus is collective decision
the new system will produce it, and here’s the thing
it looks like consensus is going to prove to be essentially the same as collective intelligence
that’s right, collective decisions are going to prove to be smart
this of course changes everything
it means democracy is built into the new system
the people, that is, the collective, decide everything, at all levels
i am not a radical for telling you this, it’s simply inevitable
the new system allows us, as individuals, to know precisely how the collective feels, and what the collective thinks, about anything and everything
there need be no violent revolution
only the freedom of speech and assembly, which in this case will be virtual assembly
the collective will decide everything, including how fast to move forward in replacing the existing system, which no longer serves the people
being intelligent, the collective will not choose to move too fast, to avoid violent confrontations
the collective knows the power of consensus is too overwhelming
eventually even potentially violent defenders of the existing system will join the new
and become nonviolent, lay down their weapons and start living
we do not want a repeat of occupy
general assembly was really the draw there, people leaped at the chance to try a new system of collective decision making
unfortunately it didn’t scale
the new system that is coming is also a collective decision making system, and it will scale… that’s one of the first things we’re going to prove
that, and that the decisions themselves are intelligent, that predictions made by the collective come true, that its future vision is accurate, and that it supports all life and a return to planetary homeostasis
we actually have cause to believe that collective intelligence will be superhuman
that is, consistently better predictive accuracy than individual experts
the cause was spelled out pretty clearly in one of my favorite books, the wisdom of crowds
wise crowds have four characteristics: they are decentralized, diverse, and independent, and their output can be aggregated
this movement is passionately decentralized, extremely diverse, and fiercely independent
the new system supplies the aggregation
see my other post on the aggregatable action itself, which is AGREEMENT
the new system will be simple, anyone can quickly learn to use it
and join in any number of ongoing conversations
video conversations…
would-be leaders, or anyone with something to say, can say it
and the rest of us can say how much we agree with it
we’ll be able to stage debates…
debates where we the people decide who wins, point by point
the new system is a conflict resolution system, and this is key
the world is fragmenting now, disintegrating, as a prelude to explosion
we all feel it, it’s obvious to anyone who’s even marginally aware
we’re a danger to ourselves and the entire planet
CONFLICT IS GOING TO KILL US
therefore above all else we need a conflict resolution system
so that is a major function of the new system, it will be fine-tuned to optimize conflict resolution
all that is required is for us to start using it, to make it part of the movement
everything will then begin, and we will evolve it as rapidly as possible and apply it to every issue, every problem
i personally would like to start with a great debate on climate change
we need to solve this issue once and for all because if co2 is the cause we must take dramatic action very soon
this debate can then be followed by debates on all possible issues, wherever there is division and conflict
i hope i’ve peaked your interest about the new system
look for it to emerge… soon
