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Collective Stigmergic Nouns

Posted by Steve Smith on Jan 07, 2021; 1:38am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ranked-choice-voting-tp7600037p7600050.html

When/how does a herd become a pack become a flock become a school become a mob?  What are their distinguishing modes?  What are the units/metrics of their "stigmergic fields"?   

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/birds-of-a-feather-flock-together-but-patterns-change-with-the-mission/

And what was today's Capitol Mob's "mission", it would seem to be the superposition of many related missions, but with significant entrainment and coupling between the collective behaviors?    I'd guess the families with kids in strollers weren't quite on the same page as those with bargain tactical gear and surely Trump's openly proud, Proud Boys. "... mother who has raised her son so well" .

    https://genius.com/Jerry-jeff-walker-up-against-the-wall-redneck-mother-lyrics

  




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