Herring’s onto my thinking on 5GW as the nonlinear total of the actions of billions of actors -
This is how super-empowered individuals relate to Fifth Generation Warfare theory. Super-empowered individuals may choose to follow any doctrine they desire: 4GW, Global Guerillaism, socialism, tribalism, terrorism, anarchism or capitalism. They may apply their leveraged knowledge in the manner that best suits their goals and aspirations.
BTW Shane’s treatment of the generational model in terms of movies is great.
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Fifth Generation Starfish « Red Herrings added these pithy words on Jan 17 09 at 4:39 pmUnder your definition, how is a volcano not a 5GW?
Dan tdaxp added these pithy words on
Aug 10 07 at
1:45 pm
“Herring’s onto my thinking on 5GW as the nonlinear total of the actions of billions of actors -”
As far as it goes the world is the nonlinear total of the actions of billions of actors.
My point in the article is that just because you are a super-empowered individual does not mean you are using a 5GW doctrine. 5GW is *a* doctrine that super-empowered individuals *may* use, but they are by no means limited to it.
arherring added these pithy words on
Aug 11 07 at
6:15 am
Dan – I doubt you’ll reach the multiplicity threshold sufficient to label volcanoes as an emergent characteristic of billions of superempowered actors existing and doing.
Herring – Right. The fact that they have other options requires an approach that can examine all. Hence, zooming out makes sense.
Shlok Vaidya added these pithy words on
Aug 11 07 at
12:09 pm
“I doubt you’ll reach the multiplicity threshold sufficient to label volcanoes as an emergent characteristic of billions of superempowered actors existing and doing.”
Could you rephrase?
Additionally, are you saying that a 5GW is impossible if it only incorporates the nonlinear total of the actions of 1.99 billion actors?
Dan tdaxp added these pithy words on
Aug 11 07 at
4:26 pm
“My point in the article is that just because you are a super-empowered individual does not mean you are using a 5GW doctrine.”
I agree with the above.
purpleslog added these pithy words on
Aug 12 07 at
1:59 pm
Shlok,
Are you thinking of 5GW in the context of decentralized organizations? If so, even then the members of the decentralized organization (Starfish Organization) are united by a common ideology and/or doctrine.
More thoughts here:
http://www.fifthgeneration.phaticcommunion.com/archives/2007/08/fifth_generation_starfish.php
Arherring added these pithy words on
Aug 13 07 at
9:02 pm
