Humans are generally considered to have been around for only ca. 300'000 years.
Also, the interpersonal web of trust is IMHO quite clearly failing in the age of mass media, and not just recently.
Sure, but what do we do from here? Attempt to augment it with technology so that it starts scaling again, or give up and replace it with something centralized?
Sure, but what do we do from here? Attempt to augment it with technology so that it starts scaling again, or give up and replace it with something centralized?