No, not dark. In fact it's liberating!
On Jun 27, 2015 12:36 PM, "Nick Thompson" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Glen wrote
>
> No.  I think the bulk of non-zero sum gains are a result of co-evolution of
> competing scrutiny, the exploitation of niches the players stumbled upon
> together.  I.e. they're really zero-sum games where the externalities
> aren't
> recognized by the players.  And in that sense, if it is trust that prevents
> them from recognizing the externalities, then trust is tantamount to
> ignorance.
>
> Nick responds:  WOW!  DARK!
>
>
>
> Nicholas S. Thompson
> Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
> Clark University
> http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/
>
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> ropella
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> On 06/26/2015 04:36 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> > CBS or Comcast cover that, but also the evening news.  In various
> situations such conglomerates may find it in their interest to present
> information in ways that benefit their bottom line, even to audiences that
> are above the least common denominator.   Even if their news programs are
> credible and honest most of the time, it's exceptional times where their
> reputation can be monetized.  These situations could plausibly impact
> people
> as much as propaganda.
>
> Another good point that argues to the same conclusion, because anyone who
> succumbs to flipping the trust bit opens themselves up to that sort of
> creeping exploitation.  That slow, imperceptible programming probably has
> _way_ more impact than the relatively episodic nature of propaganda.
>
> On 06/27/2015 06:50 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:> Glen,
> > Don't the bulk of non-zero sum gains arise from trust?
> > see MOTH, for instance.
>
> No.  I think the bulk of non-zero sum gains are a result of co-evolution of
> competing scrutiny, the exploitation of niches the players stumbled upon
> together.  I.e. they're really zero-sum games where the externalities
> aren't
> recognized by the players.  And in that sense, if it is trust that prevents
> them from recognizing the externalities, then trust is tantamount to
> ignorance.
>
> --
> glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com
>
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