Embed Notice

@nova 1. Amoral by nature (as opposed to immoral, though individuals in charge often are).

2. Too easy to anthropomorphize. Like countries, we too carelessly think of them as having minds and emotions (“FooCorp wants…,” “FooCorp hates…”) when they are (1) emergent systems, not living beings, and (2) composed of many distinct individuals.

3. When trying to understand them, start with Hanlon’s razor.