Curt Doolittle

Form: Definition

  • Man – Cooperation

    (cooperation) COOPERATION PRODUCES CALCULATION BETWEEN THE DIVISIONS OF PERCEPTION The way we ‘calculate’ what is ‘good’ is through voluntary exchanges: cooperation. So the fact that we have different biases provides necessary and advantageous specializations, and our principal problem then is providing ‘markets’ by which we can cooperate and ‘calculate’ group needs through constant exchanges.

  • Man – Cooperation

    (cooperation) COOPERATION PRODUCES CALCULATION BETWEEN THE DIVISIONS OF PERCEPTION The way we ‘calculate’ what is ‘good’ is through voluntary exchanges: cooperation. So the fact that we have different biases provides necessary and advantageous specializations, and our principal problem then is providing ‘markets’ by which we can cooperate and ‘calculate’ group needs through constant exchanges.

  • Man – Action – Emotions

    ( Man Emotions )

  • Man – Action – Emotions

    ( Man Emotions )

  • Man – Action – Vitruvianism

    (vitruvianism)

  • Man – Action – Vitruvianism

    (vitruvianism)

  • Man – Organization – Influence

    Influence

    Definition of the spectrum of influence.

    |INFLUENCE| Ignorance > Awareness > Influence (Speech) > Incentive (Exchange) > Coercion (Force) > Enserfment (Power)

    1. One can Influence
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while preserving choice.
    2. One can Incentivize
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while preserving some choice
    3. One can Coerce
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while limiting choice.
    4. One can Exercise Power
      Power is defined as possessing any of the various means by which to influence the probability of outcomes in a group or polity while eliminating choice.

    Three Weapons of Influence

    There are three means of influencing groups of people with institutions. (Johnson) 1) Force, or the threat of force (Masculine Strategy) A person has a VIOLENCE INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way when it has been made known to him that failure to do so will result in some form of physical aggression being directed at him by other members of the collectivity in the form of inflicting pain or physical harm on him or his loved ones, depriving him of his freedom of movement, or perhaps confiscating or destroying his treasured possessions.

    FORCE: Tool: Physical Coercion Benefit: Avoidance Benefit Strategic use: Rapid but expensive. “Seize opportunities quickly with a concentrated effort.”

    POWER Procedural Power: Political, Judicial, and Military Power (Soldiers, Judges and Politicians)

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Limits: Via-Negativa: Procedural Power: Political, Judicial, and Military Power (Soldiers, Judges, and Politicians)2) Remuneration or payment (Neutral or Market Strategy) A person has a REMUNERATIVE INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way if it has been made known to him that doing so will result in some form of material reward he will not otherwise receive. If he behaves as desired, he will receive some specified amount of a valuable good or service (or money with which he can purchase whatever he wishes) in exchange.

    PAYMENT, EXCHANGE: Tool: Remunerative Coercion Benefit: Material Strategic use: efficient in cost and time, only if you have the resources.

    POWER Economic Power (people with wealth either earned or gained through tax appropriation).

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Possibilities: Via-Practica: Economic Power (people with wealth either earned or gained through tax appropriation)3) Moral claims (collective goods) – (Feminine Strategy) A person has a MORAL INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way when he has been taught to believe that it is the “right” or “proper” or “admirable” thing to do. If he behaves as others expect him to, he may expect the approval or even the admiration of the other members of the collectivity and enjoy an enhanced sense of acceptance or self-esteem. If he behaves improperly, he may expect verbal expressions of condemnation, scorn, ridicule or even ostracism from the collectivity, and he may experience unpleasant feelings of guilt, shame or self-condemnation.

    WORDS: Tool: Verbal, Moral Coercion Benefit: Ostracization/Inclusion, and Insurance benefit Strategic Use: slow, but inexpensive. “Wait for opportunity by accumulating consensus.”

    POWER Populist Power (Religion, Entertainment, Public Intellectuals)

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Wants: Via-Positiva: Populist Power (Religion, Entertainment, Public Intellectuals)

    Evolution of Institutions of Coercion

    So given that there are only three methods of coercion available to us:

    1. UNDERMINING: feminine gossip, rallying, and shaming(exclusion from opportunity).
    2. REMUNERATION: libertarian trade, and
    3. FORCE: Masculine force

    There are only six interpersonal actions available to us:

    1. Predation(Force, Theft, Fraud) >
      1. Force (Coercion) >
    2. Remuneration (Trade) >
      1. Boycotting (Boycott/Ignore) >
    3. Undermining: Inclusion in opportunity (Ostracization) >
      1. Flight(Separation)

    Evolution of Social Orders

    There are three existing and one emerging method of institutional coercion:

    Religion (Inclusion / Exclusion) > Law (Protection / Punishment) > Credit (Consumption / Deprivation) > Surveillance – DigitalReputation (inclusion / exclusion from opportunity)

    1. RELIGION
      Religion evolved to provide understanding of the word, virtues to imitate, and general prohibitions, across clans, tribes, and conquered nations, so that people could cooperate more easily and retaliate (feud) less frequently.
      Weapon: Ostracization (death sentence)
      Records: memory of locals.
      Institutions: Church, Academy, School, Family, Individual
    2. LAW
      Law evolved to standardize punishments across clans, tribes, and conquered nations, to keep the peace, preserve productivity, preserve taxation, and legitimize (provide value by) rule.
      Weapon: violence, deprivation
      Records: written ledgers of crimes and punishments.
      Institutions: Military, Judiciary, Sheriff/Esquires, Militia, Men
    3. CREDIT
      Credit rule evolved to increase productivity by the promise of consumption in the present, such that the primary form of social punishment was loss of consumption, status, and signaling.
      Weapon: deprivation of consumption, status, and signaling.
      Records: written and electronic records of creditworthiness.
      Institutions: Government, Treasury, Banking, Business, Technology, Labor
    4. SURVEILLANCE (Inclusion / Exclusion)
      (emergent)
      Weapon: deprivation of opportunities for cooperation.
      Records: digital record and scores of your ‘desirability’ for cooperation.
      Institutions: Combining all of the above plus surveillance.

  • Man – Organization – Influence

    Influence

    Definition of the spectrum of influence.

    |INFLUENCE| Ignorance > Awareness > Influence (Speech) > Incentive (Exchange) > Coercion (Force) > Enserfment (Power)

    1. One can Influence
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while preserving choice.
    2. One can Incentivize
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while preserving some choice
    3. One can Coerce
      Alter the probability of an individual or group’s decisions while limiting choice.
    4. One can Exercise Power
      Power is defined as possessing any of the various means by which to influence the probability of outcomes in a group or polity while eliminating choice.

    Three Weapons of Influence

    There are three means of influencing groups of people with institutions. (Johnson) 1) Force, or the threat of force (Masculine Strategy) A person has a VIOLENCE INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way when it has been made known to him that failure to do so will result in some form of physical aggression being directed at him by other members of the collectivity in the form of inflicting pain or physical harm on him or his loved ones, depriving him of his freedom of movement, or perhaps confiscating or destroying his treasured possessions.

    FORCE: Tool: Physical Coercion Benefit: Avoidance Benefit Strategic use: Rapid but expensive. “Seize opportunities quickly with a concentrated effort.”

    POWER Procedural Power: Political, Judicial, and Military Power (Soldiers, Judges and Politicians)

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Limits: Via-Negativa: Procedural Power: Political, Judicial, and Military Power (Soldiers, Judges, and Politicians)2) Remuneration or payment (Neutral or Market Strategy) A person has a REMUNERATIVE INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way if it has been made known to him that doing so will result in some form of material reward he will not otherwise receive. If he behaves as desired, he will receive some specified amount of a valuable good or service (or money with which he can purchase whatever he wishes) in exchange.

    PAYMENT, EXCHANGE: Tool: Remunerative Coercion Benefit: Material Strategic use: efficient in cost and time, only if you have the resources.

    POWER Economic Power (people with wealth either earned or gained through tax appropriation).

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Possibilities: Via-Practica: Economic Power (people with wealth either earned or gained through tax appropriation)3) Moral claims (collective goods) – (Feminine Strategy) A person has a MORAL INCENTIVE to behave in a particular way when he has been taught to believe that it is the “right” or “proper” or “admirable” thing to do. If he behaves as others expect him to, he may expect the approval or even the admiration of the other members of the collectivity and enjoy an enhanced sense of acceptance or self-esteem. If he behaves improperly, he may expect verbal expressions of condemnation, scorn, ridicule or even ostracism from the collectivity, and he may experience unpleasant feelings of guilt, shame or self-condemnation.

    WORDS: Tool: Verbal, Moral Coercion Benefit: Ostracization/Inclusion, and Insurance benefit Strategic Use: slow, but inexpensive. “Wait for opportunity by accumulating consensus.”

    POWER Populist Power (Religion, Entertainment, Public Intellectuals)

    OPTIMUM FUNCTION Wants: Via-Positiva: Populist Power (Religion, Entertainment, Public Intellectuals)

    Evolution of Institutions of Coercion

    So given that there are only three methods of coercion available to us:

    1. UNDERMINING: feminine gossip, rallying, and shaming(exclusion from opportunity).
    2. REMUNERATION: libertarian trade, and
    3. FORCE: Masculine force

    There are only six interpersonal actions available to us:

    1. Predation(Force, Theft, Fraud) >
      1. Force (Coercion) >
    2. Remuneration (Trade) >
      1. Boycotting (Boycott/Ignore) >
    3. Undermining: Inclusion in opportunity (Ostracization) >
      1. Flight(Separation)

    Evolution of Social Orders

    There are three existing and one emerging method of institutional coercion:

    Religion (Inclusion / Exclusion) > Law (Protection / Punishment) > Credit (Consumption / Deprivation) > Surveillance – DigitalReputation (inclusion / exclusion from opportunity)

    1. RELIGION
      Religion evolved to provide understanding of the word, virtues to imitate, and general prohibitions, across clans, tribes, and conquered nations, so that people could cooperate more easily and retaliate (feud) less frequently.
      Weapon: Ostracization (death sentence)
      Records: memory of locals.
      Institutions: Church, Academy, School, Family, Individual
    2. LAW
      Law evolved to standardize punishments across clans, tribes, and conquered nations, to keep the peace, preserve productivity, preserve taxation, and legitimize (provide value by) rule.
      Weapon: violence, deprivation
      Records: written ledgers of crimes and punishments.
      Institutions: Military, Judiciary, Sheriff/Esquires, Militia, Men
    3. CREDIT
      Credit rule evolved to increase productivity by the promise of consumption in the present, such that the primary form of social punishment was loss of consumption, status, and signaling.
      Weapon: deprivation of consumption, status, and signaling.
      Records: written and electronic records of creditworthiness.
      Institutions: Government, Treasury, Banking, Business, Technology, Labor
    4. SURVEILLANCE (Inclusion / Exclusion)
      (emergent)
      Weapon: deprivation of opportunities for cooperation.
      Records: digital record and scores of your ‘desirability’ for cooperation.
      Institutions: Combining all of the above plus surveillance.

  • Man – Cooperation – Tolerance Forbearance

    Investment: Forbearance

    The distinction between tolerance and forbearance.

    TOLERANCE: allowing costs to be assessed against non-consenting parties as ambiguity makes it unclear what additional party is specifically responsible for costs. – It is a passive state. – No agency.

    FORBEARANCE: intentionally taking responsibility for a cost to allow someone else not to. (example: my children, my disabled kin, my employee that has not matured fully yet). – It is an active state. – Allows agency.MORE ON THE FRAUD OF TOLERANCE AND THE PAYMENT OF FORBEARANCE

    —“The centre holds onto tolerance because tolerance is passive. Those lacking agency can participate in tolerance while ignoring limits, because they don’t have the agency to enforce limits, and by ignoring limits they can stay in denial of their lack of agency. Forbearance includes tolerance AND limits (until the cost one was willing carried has been exceeded), AND active participation – its a choice which one can boycott/defect based on the cost carried.” —- @[655376421:2048:Bill Joslin]

    “FORBEARANCE”

    —-“I use Tolerance to mean allowing costs to be assessed against non-consenting parties as ambiguity makes it unclear what additional party is specifically responsible for costs. It is a passive state. No agency. …. I use Forbearance to mean I intentionally take responsibility for the cost to allow someone else not to (ex. my children, my disabled kin, my employee that has not matured fully yet). It is an active state. Allows agency.”— @[1013719133:2048:Luke Weinhagen]

  • Man – Cooperation – Tolerance Forbearance

    Investment: Forbearance

    The distinction between tolerance and forbearance.

    TOLERANCE: allowing costs to be assessed against non-consenting parties as ambiguity makes it unclear what additional party is specifically responsible for costs. – It is a passive state. – No agency.

    FORBEARANCE: intentionally taking responsibility for a cost to allow someone else not to. (example: my children, my disabled kin, my employee that has not matured fully yet). – It is an active state. – Allows agency.MORE ON THE FRAUD OF TOLERANCE AND THE PAYMENT OF FORBEARANCE

    —“The centre holds onto tolerance because tolerance is passive. Those lacking agency can participate in tolerance while ignoring limits, because they don’t have the agency to enforce limits, and by ignoring limits they can stay in denial of their lack of agency. Forbearance includes tolerance AND limits (until the cost one was willing carried has been exceeded), AND active participation – its a choice which one can boycott/defect based on the cost carried.” —- @[655376421:2048:Bill Joslin]

    “FORBEARANCE”

    —-“I use Tolerance to mean allowing costs to be assessed against non-consenting parties as ambiguity makes it unclear what additional party is specifically responsible for costs. It is a passive state. No agency. …. I use Forbearance to mean I intentionally take responsibility for the cost to allow someone else not to (ex. my children, my disabled kin, my employee that has not matured fully yet). It is an active state. Allows agency.”— @[1013719133:2048:Luke Weinhagen]