Norman – The Culture of the Culture

Book page: norman-culture-utopian-processes

From: Quotes batch 16

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Concept

“The Culture is an post-scarcity utopia defined by the absence of laws and the presence of infinite resources.” (p. 12)

Behavior

“In a world where everything is free, behavior becomes the only currency; how you treat others is your only status.” (p. 48)

Game Theory

“The Minds play a multi-dimensional game of social engineering, subtly nudging lesser civilizations toward Enlightenment.” (p. 132)

Cognition

“The gap between a biological brain and a Mind is the difference between a drop of water and the entire ocean.” (p. 185)

Memory

“Total recall is a burden in a society that values the novelty of the present; the Minds store everything, so we don’t have to.” (p. 221)