Is the Internet alive?
From Internet: Knowledge and Community
Contents |
The Question
Is it useful to look at the internet as a "living" extension of the human organism which has arisen due to the existence of certain evolutionary pressures?
Viewing the internet in this way, or refusing to view it in this way,
Impacts one's understanding of community
"mind" is defined?
implications for how a person will view themselves in relation to the rest of "nature" (or community)
Links to relevant resources
A very awesome article on information as a life form
Peter Russell, The Global Brain
Stephen Thaler, The Fragmentation of the Universe and the Devolution of Consciousness
Cybernetics: essay on Gregory Bateson
