Since the dawn of agriculture, ten or 12 thousand years ago, human cultures have been gradually, but inexorably, out sourcing what we do to the cloud and to the collective. So i would actually argue that our collective knowledge quite possibly predates language. I think there's evidence that we have more plasticity than we're often given credit for. The larger your population, the more complex a society you can have.
On this episode we meet with ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, Josh Farley.
Farley explores the importance of human cooperation in a modern superstructure that incentivizes competition. What role will cooperation play in helping us solve our largest existential problems?
Farley explains the critical social dilemma humans face: How can we grapple with the paradox that individuals are better served to act selfishly, but cooperation among individuals makes everyone better off?
Additionally, Professor Farley helps us distinguish the difference between how a system works, and how we can understand and participate in changing a system.
For Show Notes and Transcript visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/07-josh-farley