You have some great scholarly references to support the ideas that you have put forward in this post.
There is one factor that I do not see represented here that I believe has greater impact than all the available research data can produce.
If we take a look around us at the basic processes executed in nature, we see a certain elegance, balance, structure, and sustainability that humans have yet to duplicate at even a microscopic level.
One of the most incredible observations in nature I have witnessed first hand, and which has changed my thinking over the last nine years, is seeing more than 10,000 Snow Geese flying inches apart overhead in what seemed like a completely chaotic event, but not a single collision.
To me that was self governance executed at a scale that does not exist in any form developed so far by humans.
Why should we expect anything designed by humans to escape the boundaries that generally exist when humans have to deal with each other?
I believe that it will take a group of exceptionally enlightened individuals working with the greater good of mankind as their primary objective to create and execute anything that resembles the higher order of governance that you seem to be using as your model.
We (humans) have a history of crucifying anyone who has come along with the intent of creating a better world.
We can only hope that "the universe" prevails in some way to get us (humans) to learn from the many examples we have in nature around us of what a "rational" universe should look and feel like.
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You are talking about stigmergy which I'm aware of and that is what I'm talking about. Reputation is just one mechanism which is part of a bigger picture.
As far as creating a better world, what else is there to do if you're going to engineer something? It beats creating weapons in my opinion.
Your last sentence certainly hits the nail on the head....just think if a small fraction of the engineering embedded in today's weapons could be diverted to a "better world" what an amazing planet we would have.
In any case, I appreciate your being a source of light!