The video had a good example on how important voting in a functional democracy is, as it applies pressure and weakens the grip of stronger “keys” as the ones in charge must try to balance self-interest with survival. It also shows how this power can also be used against itself as those in charge try to manipulate the system towards a desired outcome.

Also thank you for confirming what book the video is based on

I assume the video is based on “The Dictator’s Handbook” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dictator’s_Handbook?

The video, helps for me, conceptualise the rationale where one sees some of the decisions that take place in the world.

Makes me think past an individual and questions how an action is targeted for a result.

Tldr:

Having too many cultures that have not established a “market share” in politics makes the, people who run a country, job harder as it has to contend with dealing with the potential of new cultures forming and the inevitable culture clashes that follow as differing values and ideals will demand different things.

It fractures and dilutes points of control which encourages politics to try ensure loyalty though aligning itself with views of the majority.

End tldr

Unironically, Stellaris is probably a decent example of the thought experiment played out. Unless a species is built with ideals of the intergration and/or has its proper foundation set then it can quickly spiral out of hand as you have to deal with " a hunded voices asking for one thing".

It is far easier to control and secure a foundational majority based off of one species as it can be more easily guided towards an established outcome.

Adding too many “outsiders” has the potential to cause an imbalance and a shift in thinking which then requires a new paradigm to “herd the sheep” as it were, while still trying to maintain a standard that the base species has become accustomed to.

If it not carefully controlled, it can potentially lead to a fracturing of opinion and thoughts which is a lot harder to manage and “guide” as one runs the risk of isolating one group and in doing so opening up the potential cascade of problems if the ignored minorities builds up steam which then forces leaders to contend with trying to figure out a way to maintain control over the many species bases while still doing it in a way that causes the least amount of disruption to their control.

First thing that came to mind and I see others are here are of the same mind with platinum trauma response.

So leaves me to wonder how far are we from the cyberware then?

Thank you as well, also very useful 👍

Thank you for everyone for sharing, I am probably seeming all over the place, but yeah the comments do help add other aspects to think about and consider.

It helps conceptualize how much bigger the conundrum I thought to myself was. It adds some dimension to an issue I was not considering.

One thing I think I condense my frustration at is the monopoly on power and how A.I. can help in that concern. Whether regulated or not, bad actors will find a way to do what they want to and then manipulate context to allow them to do it.

I guess it is only humanity’s role to safeguard humanity, however or whatever that is

I think that would be a good step to provide a good middle ground yes. Allow it to exist and develop its own identity instead of it being meld together and replacing things outright.

So there can be an A.I. genre and provide transparency to help keep it from going too far

I’ve been here ( looks at account) 12 days and only decided to look at lemmy help today

But glad my experience is helping other users getting to grips with Lemmy

I will own my great shame

Yes, Great Sucess 👍😆👍

If the day ever comes, either I or another can capture the “Mount Doom” moment.

Also thank you for that insight that coincidently aligns and sent me on a mental journey of metaphors and Lord of the Rings ( upvoted already so here is another upvote ⬆)