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 =====As a Network===== =====As a Network=====
-|"Once a society evolves far enough, both outwards and inwards, and reaches a critical amount of internal connectivity, as every single citizen realizes his place in the great scheme of things, the population will not be satisfied by anything less that the most direct form of democracy. In a way, it is symbolic, that the most advanced form of government possible is identical to the most simple, the ad-hoc agreement between a number of equals that can only be found in primitive families, tribes, and a few, small city-states."  **-- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 233: Sociology and Evolution**|+|"Once a society evolves far enough, both outwards and inwards, and reaches a critical amount of internal connectivity, as every single citizen realizes his place in the great scheme of things, the population will not be satisfied by anything less that the most direct form of democracy. In a way, it is symbolic, that the most advanced form of government possible is identical to the most simple, the ad-hoc agreement between a number of equals that can only be found in primitive families, tribes, and a few, small city-states."  -- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 233: Sociology and Evolution|
  
 The canonical answer to the question "What is Polysentience?" would be to point at the continuous exchange of information between Freespacers, Automata, S.I. Ships and Fleets all over the Free State, creating what is effectively an uniformed, peer-to-peer network. The canonical answer to the question "What is Polysentience?" would be to point at the continuous exchange of information between Freespacers, Automata, S.I. Ships and Fleets all over the Free State, creating what is effectively an uniformed, peer-to-peer network.
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 ====Communications==== ====Communications====
-|"Language allows us to convey information, to transfer ideas, to communicate. But there is more to this. If I call something by saying its name out loud, I can create an idea, an image in your mind. The thing I named springs into existence out of nowhere into your brain, summoned by the power of its name. Language is the power of creation: the power of God himself. This is why the first thing we do with anything and anyone is to either discover its name, or to give it one: because language is power, and names are the stuff of existence. But language is also a weapon. It is the hammer that shatters down the wall of loneliness, the wall of the self. And it is the flame that spreads ideas of freedom and revolution. The flame of knowledge, of discovery, of self-determination. Of justice. Language is the one weapon that tyrants fear the most. And, therefore, language is the free man's weapon."  **-- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 013: On Tyranny and Revolution**|+|"Language allows us to convey information, to transfer ideas, to communicate. But there is more to this. If I call something by saying its name out loud, I can create an idea, an image in your mind. The thing I named springs into existence out of nowhere into your brain, summoned by the power of its name. Language is the power of creation: the power of God himself. This is why the first thing we do with anything and anyone is to either discover its name, or to give it one: because language is power, and names are the stuff of existence. But language is also a weapon. It is the hammer that shatters down the wall of loneliness, the wall of the self. And it is the flame that spreads ideas of freedom and revolution. The flame of knowledge, of discovery, of self-determination. Of justice. Language is the one weapon that tyrants fear the most. And, therefore, language is the free man's weapon."  -- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 013: On Tyranny and Revolution|
 Polysentience can be used to transfer any type of message or media (text, audio, video, sensations, memory record, etc) between any two terminals, be they Freespacers, Automata, SI, Savants, or non-sapient systems. Polysentience can be used to transfer any type of message or media (text, audio, video, sensations, memory record, etc) between any two terminals, be they Freespacers, Automata, SI, Savants, or non-sapient systems.
 Those two "terminals", if sapient individuals, might well have a conversation with one another while being at several light-years of distance. Those two "terminals", if sapient individuals, might well have a conversation with one another while being at several light-years of distance.
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 ====Collective Memory==== ====Collective Memory====
-|"Experience is the best teacher. And History is the notes that your friends hand you when you arrive late at the lesson."  **-- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 012: We Must Never Forget**|+|"Experience is the best teacher. And History is the notes that your friends hand you when you arrive late at the lesson."  -- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 012: We Must Never Forget|
 Polysentience allows every single Freespacer to access data archived in the Free State's collective memory. A Freespacer can reach any particular piece of information across Polysentience, wherever it might be archived. Polysentience allows every single Freespacer to access data archived in the Free State's collective memory. A Freespacer can reach any particular piece of information across Polysentience, wherever it might be archived.
  
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 ====Digital Democracy==== ====Digital Democracy====
-|"People who have not yet attained freedom, and are therefore slaves to a tyrant, can have one of three reasons: They are still mustering up the courage for a future rebellion, they lack the courage to rebel, or they lack the drive to rebel. As long as enough courage and enough drive are present, the people will always rebel, the rebellion will always succeed, and they will always attain freedom and self-determination. Revolution is never a matter of firepower, intelligence, or numerical superiority: those things merely help a people on the path to freedom. But without courage or drive, people will always be slaves. And, with enough courage and drive, people will always be free."  **-- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 013: On Tyranny and Revolution**|+|"People who have not yet attained freedom, and are therefore slaves to a tyrant, can have one of three reasons: They are still mustering up the courage for a future rebellion, they lack the courage to rebel, or they lack the drive to rebel. As long as enough courage and enough drive are present, the people will always rebel, the rebellion will always succeed, and they will always attain freedom and self-determination. Revolution is never a matter of firepower, intelligence, or numerical superiority: those things merely help a people on the path to freedom. But without courage or drive, people will always be slaves. And, with enough courage and drive, people will always be free."  -- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 013: On Tyranny and Revolution|
 The Free State has no government, no ruling body, and no hierarchy. Each single individual is free and can act however it pleases him, as long as his actions do not damage others. The Free State has no government, no ruling body, and no hierarchy. Each single individual is free and can act however it pleases him, as long as his actions do not damage others.
  
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 ====Parallel Processing==== ====Parallel Processing====
-|"Without love, there is no "us", only "me". Without generosity, there is no "ours", only "mine".  **-- Old Freespacer Adage**|+|"Without love, there is no "us", only "me". Without generosity, there is no "ours", only "mine".  -- Old Freespacer Adage|
 When all minds are interconnected, resources and computational power can be shared. A Freespacer who needs to solve complex theoretical problems (advanced mathematics, large-scale planning, etc) with a computational complexity far beyond what is own augmented brain can handle can summon the combined might of Polysentience, borrowing from whoever is not currently operating his brain at full regime (people who are kept busy by low-priority, low-complexity tasks, for example). When all minds are interconnected, resources and computational power can be shared. A Freespacer who needs to solve complex theoretical problems (advanced mathematics, large-scale planning, etc) with a computational complexity far beyond what is own augmented brain can handle can summon the combined might of Polysentience, borrowing from whoever is not currently operating his brain at full regime (people who are kept busy by low-priority, low-complexity tasks, for example).
  
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 ====Remote Controlling==== ====Remote Controlling====
-|"Do not build so that it will last a day, a week, a month. Do not build so that it will survive for a year, a lifetime or a century, and then crumble into dust. Do not build so that it will work until it breaks or wears out or becomes obsolete. Do not create so that it will exist until annihilated by a meteorite impact or a nuclear explosion. Build for eternity. Build better than you are. The worth of a starship-maker is shown by the number of his creations that outlive him. That outlive him and everyone else. That outlive the universe itself."  **-- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 233: Sociology and Evolution**|+|"Do not build so that it will last a day, a week, a month. Do not build so that it will survive for a year, a lifetime or a century, and then crumble into dust. Do not build so that it will work until it breaks or wears out or becomes obsolete. Do not create so that it will exist until annihilated by a meteorite impact or a nuclear explosion. Build for eternity. Build better than you are. The worth of a starship-maker is shown by the number of his creations that outlive him. That outlive him and everyone else. That outlive the universe itself."  -- The Art of Never Again, Chapter 233: Sociology and Evolution|
  
 Every single system on Freespacer starships and structures has a Polysentience link, and hence can be remotely controlled by anyone at any time. Every single system on Freespacer starships and structures has a Polysentience link, and hence can be remotely controlled by anyone at any time.
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 =====As a Hive Mind===== =====As a Hive Mind=====
-|"Transcend the self of body, and learn to embrace the larger self. The self of group. The self of starship. The self of the fleet. The self of the Free State. The self of the galaxy, of the universe itself. Because, as we stand, each of us, by its own, means nothing. But together, we are something."  **– The Art of Never Again, Chapter 293: The Collected Sermons on Cyberempathy**|+|"Transcend the self of body, and learn to embrace the larger self. The self of group. The self of starship. The self of the fleet. The self of the Free State. The self of the galaxy, of the universe itself. Because, as we stand, each of us, by its own, means nothing. But together, we are something."  – The Art of Never Again, Chapter 293: The Collected Sermons on Cyberempathy|
  
 In many ways, Polysentience resembles, and can be thought of as, a peculiar type of hive mind. In many ways, Polysentience resembles, and can be thought of as, a peculiar type of hive mind.
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 ===== OOC Notes ===== ===== OOC Notes =====
-Article written by [[user:Della]]. Approved by [[user:wes]] on December 8, 2007.+Article written by Della. Approved by [[members:wes]] on December 8, 2007.
  
 Approval Thread: https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?threads/polysentience.718/ Approval Thread: https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/index.php?threads/polysentience.718/

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