’Google Consciousness’ as a metaphor for recreating social administration through social media is, as the TED talk mentions, more likely to happen and succeed than most people are aware of.
The irony of history has it. The cradle of civilization which has for the first time in 3000 years overthrown it’s leadership has the historic responsibility to create a bright and effecient form of government using social media.
As fate would have it, The Egyptian people themselves may also be the most rational and considerate culture to launch such a venture.
How did I come to this conclusion?
This recent study published by the British Council shows extraordinary rational thinking regarding problem solving that the majority of their population holds.
- “Egyptians are the most likely people of any country in the world to say the targeting and killing of civilians is never justified (97%).
- While opposing terrorism as a tactic on moral grounds, 79% also believe that ‘peaceful means are effective for correcting injustice.’
