That’s really awesome. I’d never heard the term big history. I’ve always tried to convey a similar idea with terms like “stepping back from your own point of view” or “cosmic perspective.”
To the original post: do you think there is a fourth tier, maybe with predictive value, where someone (a human being, not a Bayesian superintelligence) can draw on these observations to identify these leverage points and make informed decisions during them?
a fourth tier, maybe with predictive value, where someone (a human being, not a Bayesian superintelligence) can draw on these observations to identify these leverage points and make informed decisions during them?
That’s really awesome. I’d never heard the term big history. I’ve always tried to convey a similar idea with terms like “stepping back from your own point of view” or “cosmic perspective.”
To the original post: do you think there is a fourth tier, maybe with predictive value, where someone (a human being, not a Bayesian superintelligence) can draw on these observations to identify these leverage points and make informed decisions during them?
I.e. psychohistory.
Good point. Hadn’t noticed that connection. I don’t think I had anything quite that sophisticated in mind, but that’s the underlying idea.