If we achieved 1% hivemind, would that be enough hivemind for the hivemind to influence the situation? Influence it to increase that percentage, to bring about full instantiation.
50% might be enough for world domination.
The hivemind might be super smart. And it has a million voting/shopping eyes and fingers.
Otoh the level of conformity is already pretty outrageous. Consider world events over the past few years. We get a couple of “right ideas” and suddenly everybody is believing them 100%, quoting the same soundbites and persecuting unbelievers. Hivemind may be easier than we think.
If we achieved 1% hivemind, would that be enough hivemind for the hivemind to influence the situation? Influence it to increase that percentage, to bring about full instantiation.
50% might be enough for world domination.
The hivemind might be super smart. And it has a million voting/shopping eyes and fingers.
Otoh the level of conformity is already pretty outrageous. Consider world events over the past few years. We get a couple of “right ideas” and suddenly everybody is believing them 100%, quoting the same soundbites and persecuting unbelievers. Hivemind may be easier than we think.