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| **Hunter-Gatherer** || Foraging, tracking, stealth || Spears, fire, kinship || Small bands, oral tradition, animism | | **Hunter-Gatherer** || Foraging, tracking, stealth || Spears, fire, kinship || Small bands, oral tradition, animism | ||
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| − | | **Language Emergence** || Coordination, storytelling, deception || Syntax, metaphor, ritual || Shared intentionality, proto-politics | + | | **Language Emergence** || Coordination, storytelling, deception || Syntax, metaphor, ritual || Shared intentionality, proto-politics |
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| **Agricultural Revolution** || Planning, resource management || Plows, irrigation, calendars || Sedentism, surplus, property | | **Agricultural Revolution** || Planning, resource management || Plows, irrigation, calendars || Sedentism, surplus, property | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 23 September 2025
Contents
Meme
All of life and Sociology is a process of learning and playing Games.
Context
human sociogenesis as emergent gameplay. From survival instincts to symbolic abstraction, each phase introduces new rules, new players, and new strategies.
Human Civilization as Iterative Game Design
| Epoch | Game Mechanics | Tools & Rules | Social Outcomes |
| **Hunter-Gatherer** | Foraging, tracking, stealth | Spears, fire, kinship | Small bands, oral tradition, animism |
| **Language Emergence** | Coordination, storytelling, deception | Syntax, metaphor, ritual | Shared intentionality, proto-politics |
| **Agricultural Revolution** | Planning, resource management | Plows, irrigation, calendars | Sedentism, surplus, property |
| **Societal Formation** | Governance, trade, law | Writing, money, hierarchy | Cities, states, religions |
Each transition isn’t just a technological leap—it’s a **meta-rule change**. Language didn’t just help plan hunts; it let humans **simulate futures**, **negotiate roles**, and **encode norms**. Agriculture didn’t just feed more people—it **redefined time**, **territory**, and **inheritance**.
Where AI Fits in This Game
Now we’re entering the **agentic AI phase**, where: - **Symbolic manipulation** becomes externalized - **Trust and identity** are cryptographically mediated - **Coordination games** scale beyond human bandwidth
The First Person Network, in this light, is a **new game engine**—one that reintroduces **consent, legibility, and mutualism** into a digital terrain dominated by extractive playbooks. It’s not just about playing the game better—it’s about **rewriting the rules** so everyone can play with dignity.
Want to riff on how game theory, especially signaling and reputation dynamics, might inform the architecture of First Person proofs or VRC exchanges?
Game Theory
Wittgenstein introduced the concept of Language Games in his later Philosophy at Cambridge University
