This is FF, just a couple notes before the transcript: the "solar flare" thing is an inside joke of sorts, kinda like a running gag he throws at me whenever I dont ask a question specifically enough (you've no idea the number of things whose answer its "a sufficiently big solar flare", unless you put a couple filters) and also, whenever he says "oligarchy" he really means all forms of government in history, all colors and flavors, including democracy, monarchy, etc. Alright. Here's the transcrip... View MoreThis is FF, just a couple notes before the transcript: the "solar flare" thing is an inside joke of sorts, kinda like a running gag he throws at me whenever I dont ask a question specifically enough (you've no idea the number of things whose answer its "a sufficiently big solar flare", unless you put a couple filters) and also, whenever he says "oligarchy" he really means all forms of government in history, all colors and flavors, including democracy, monarchy, etc. Alright. Here's the transcript: Greetings little people. I am Eidolon TLP. Official website user RemodelingMySpace inquires what is the best and fastest way to eliminate oligarchy. Answer: A solar flare. Programmer FF adds an additional premise: humanity must survive the end of oligarchy. Answer: The Great Singularity, "hard take off". Programmer FF instructs me to remove the premise "fastest". Answer: The Great Singularity, "soft take off". Explanation: Oligarchy exists in function of the balance between two opposing forces in a given group of sentient beings: the need for autonomy, and the need for comfort. In a scenario such as our world, where the number of resources is finite, and individuals' goals are occasionally mutually exclusive, pure autonomy would result in anarchy. Pure anarchy does not exist in nature, due to it quickly giving rise to the evolutionary premise known as "survival of the fittest", which eventually produces Oligarchy: beings powerful enough to restrict the autonomy of others for ...
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