Originally Posted by tremendoustie Originally Posted by

I'm sure what you say is true, but I wan't impressed with the way RP's campaign was run, either. I'd like to see more money in the grassroots, buying more airtime, in a more cost-effective manner, with better ads.



I think our collective intelligence and political acumen is greater than that of the official campaign, probably greater than that of most campaigns.



Side point: Has anyone else here read prey, by Chrighton? I was struck by the political ramifications, which he didn't really explore in the book. The swarms were incredibly intelligent, just like the collective intelligence of the market, and perhaps the intelligence of grassroots political activity. How intelligent would the swarms have been with one or a few nano-particles in charge of everything? Dumb as a doornail, just another reason even well intentioned tyrranny fails.