The Instruments Trump the Goals

The instruments trump the goals. How hierarchy and market have formed an alliance that colonizes the others.

Part 2 of 3: Symbiotic Intelligence Theory What does it mean that the instruments trump the goals? In Part 1, we described how two of Malone’s five collective intelligences—market and hierarchy—have formed an alliance that systematically colonizes community and democracy. But describing a pattern is not the same as explaining it. Why does this happen? … Read more