but in order to implement a market, information (trade offers and trades) need to be transmitted. that’s what I was referring to as an information bottleneck.
Sure, but that doesn’t matter to the alien observers, or anyone if they had the equivalent expertise and sensors. They can still gleam a super-intelligent equivalent amount of knowledge.
“or anyone if they had the equivalent expertise and sensors” includes humans on Earth...
e.g. a lone hunter-gather living in a cave for a long period, coming out to survey the world with the latest tools and then going back into their cave and lifestyle with only the results.
but in order to implement a market, information (trade offers and trades) need to be transmitted. that’s what I was referring to as an information bottleneck.
Sure, but that doesn’t matter to the alien observers, or anyone if they had the equivalent expertise and sensors. They can still gleam a super-intelligent equivalent amount of knowledge.
i’m not sure what you’re responding to. I don’t think I made a claim to which the behavior of aliens would be relevant.
“or anyone if they had the equivalent expertise and sensors” includes humans on Earth...
e.g. a lone hunter-gather living in a cave for a long period, coming out to survey the world with the latest tools and then going back into their cave and lifestyle with only the results.