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Some informal extensions to mathematical game theory: factoring in elites and religious fanatics.

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(1.)  The most counterproductive, chaotic, and toxic state in individual/group dynamics is the historically lethal combination of astronomically rich people who are also religious fanatics, i.e., an oligarchy/theocracy. That being the case, such "nodes" of elite fundamentalists should guarantee a permanent nonequilibrium of human society.  The pragmatic application of this would be to "isolate" these nodes so as to do everything possible to contain or neutralize them. 

 

(2.)  The next most counterproductive state is that of a pure oligarchy (i.e., and elite Dictatorship of the Rich, aka, the "Have's").

 

(3.)  The third most toxic state is a pure theocracy (i.e., institutionalized religious fundamentalism).

 

If these assumptions are reasonable, then it follows that the most chaotic regions of the planet should be "fields of chaos" centered at nodes of elite fundamentalists.

 

Of course, this is exceedingly informal, but it least it demonstrates that the laissez-faire analysis of Adam Smith or John Nash is academic is both senses of the word, since ANY kind of equilibrium is meaningless and impossible in a world “poisoned” with nodes of elite fundamentalists (or to a lesser degree, with nodes of either elites or religious fundamentalists).

 

The lack of mathematical formality can be loosely compensated for by a kind of empirical, global scan of the Earth's "hot spots", since this theory predicts the hotter the spot, the more fanatical the elites (or the richer the fanatics).  Certain areas of the Earth and/or specific countries immediately come to mind.

 

Similarly, the "hot spots" in each country (America included!) should have exactly the same patterns.  The more righteous & rich the social group, the more chaotic the generated field.

 

Hence, if these ponderings are even minimally a "theory", this is the game theory of the societal nodes (oligarchy and/or theocracy) which generate human chaos and disequilibrium.  Remember the “nodes” are the above three assumptions, and “fields of chaos” are the inevitable social/personal results

 

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