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THOUGHTS ON ‘SCALE’

by Jack Fargnoli

 As societal scale increases…

• The absol!e n"ber o# $roble"s increases%

• &esorces are 'ra(n 'o(n an' beco"e increasinglyins##icien!%

• )roble" sol*ing an' 'ecision "aking ca$aci!ies re"ainrela!i*ely #i+e', an' so are increasingly o!s!ri$$e' by"on!ing nee's an' $roble"s%

• )roble" -ees increase%

• .o!!lenecks occr an' $roli#era!e%

• Ne( kin's o# $roble"s an' $roble" linkages arise%

• /ncreasingly, nei!her !he "os! i"$or!an! $roble"s nor !he#ac!ors an' 'yna"ics 'ri*ing !he" are n'ers!oo', or e*en$ercei*e' *ery clearly%

• E*en!s o!s!ri$ $eo$le’s n'ers!an'ing an' !heir abili!y !oco$e%

• )blic 'iscorse an' 'ecision "aking 'egenera!e0 #ac!ionsarise0 $osi!ions $olari1e0 !he e##icacy o# go*ernance a!ro$hies%

• Gri'lock beco"es co""on$lace0 !hen, 'e!er"ina!i*e%

Furthermore, as societal scale increases…

• Social an' e+is!en!ial co"$le+i!y increases%

• &e-ire"en!s #or e'ca!ion 2kno(le'ge, n'ers!an'ing3increase%

• .! resorces beco"e s!re!che', resorces #or e'ca!ion'i"inish, an' e'ca!ional le*els 'ecrease%

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• Ths, as li#e beco"es "ore co"$lica!e' an' $roble"s "on!,e'ca!ional le*els #or 'ealing (i!h !he" 4!o$ o##5 2!o'ay63 an'begin !o #all%

• 7eclining e'ca!ion in !he #ace o# "on!ing $o$la!ion an'

e*er "ore co"$le+ socie!al $ressres is a nega!i*e #ee'backloo$ 8 8 a 4'ea!h s$iral5%

• /ns!i!!ions an' 'ecision $rocesses beco"e nrela!e' !o !he"a9or #orces an' $roble"s a##ec!ing socie!y%

• Con'i!ions (orsen%

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