Some half-baked ideas to add to this note.
1. It should be possible to meaningully define entropy in a social group modeled as a graph (e.g. with net value transfers or something similar as edges).
2. High entropy would correspond to a completely egalitarian group, with no preferred "value sinks" (like large companies or powerful individuals).
3. Low entropy would correspond to a highly centralized, rigid structure.
4. Enter the concept of criticality - if we postulate that a healthy social group should behave in a way akin to a living organism, the healthiest groups would be those living on the "edge of chaos", sitting somewhere in the middle of the allowable entropy range.
1. It should be possible to meaningully define entropy in a social group modeled as a graph (e.g. with net value transfers or something similar as edges).
2. High entropy would correspond to a completely egalitarian group, with no preferred "value sinks" (like large companies or powerful individuals).
3. Low entropy would correspond to a highly centralized, rigid structure.
4. Enter the concept of criticality - if we postulate that a healthy social group should behave in a way akin to a living organism, the healthiest groups would be those living on the "edge of chaos", sitting somewhere in the middle of the allowable entropy range.
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