I share some intuition with Qiaochu that evolution in the “group” section feels off. I feel like there should be a category of something like “other optimization processes” which have as examples “insect intelligences”, “bird intelligences”, “game-of-life-like scenarios” and “evolution”.
I considered doing designed groups vs more accidental groups, but I didn’t consider just having an other category. I think I wish I did that, but I am not going to bother to redo it. I dont think the structure as a taxonomy is that important, I just want people to be aware of what we have to work with.
I think I’m willing to defend this. As a human, I have some social intuitions about how groups of humans work that don’t easily translate to an understanding of how either evolution or groups of insects work. This is also the reason I like having humans in their own category above.
I share some intuition with Qiaochu that evolution in the “group” section feels off. I feel like there should be a category of something like “other optimization processes” which have as examples “insect intelligences”, “bird intelligences”, “game-of-life-like scenarios” and “evolution”.
I considered doing designed groups vs more accidental groups, but I didn’t consider just having an other category. I think I wish I did that, but I am not going to bother to redo it. I dont think the structure as a taxonomy is that important, I just want people to be aware of what we have to work with.
I don’t understand. “Evolution” and “group of insects” fall into one category for you, but “group of humans” does not?
I think I’m willing to defend this. As a human, I have some social intuitions about how groups of humans work that don’t easily translate to an understanding of how either evolution or groups of insects work. This is also the reason I like having humans in their own category above.
Yep, my brain does social modeling that doesn’t really transfer to insects or other animals.