ITERATIONS OF 5GW
John Robb – ” Lot’s of discussion of what 5GW is“
Thomas P.M. Barnett -“Fifth Generation (political) warfare“
Notice how in these two posts how both Tom and John link 5GW on the expanding potential of individual actors, whether it is political conflict (Tom) or military conflict ( John), to achieve a systemic effect.
The vulnerability of individual actors vis-a-vis groups or the state puts a premium on secrecy for 5GW actors, as previously noted by Dan. The state in turn, is vulnerable to a proliferation of such superempowered individuals and will have to defend itself with a combination of surveillance and active cultivation of primary loyalties ( reducing the motivation for such individuals to act out in antisocial ways).
UPDATE:
Shloky mates the 5GW superempowered individual with Ray Kurzweil’s Singularity.
October 9th, 2006 at 3:46 pm
How are you using the term “primary loyalties”?
October 9th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Sorry- should have been ” primary loyalty” singular, directed toward the state itself. Though loyalties of groups the state considers integral to itself might also be cultivated for psychological reinforcement, even though ultimately, this would be negative over the long term.
October 10th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
Thanks for the link Mark. I went back and added the word singularity. đŸ˜‰