spontaneous order: emergence of various kinds of social order from a combination of self-interested individuals (elites) who are not intentionally trying to create order.
In relation to the article, it describes a "new brand of libertarianism, the hoary, political temperament that thinks of government as serving only to iron out a few inconveniences that arise between private individuals, but otherwise stay out of the way."
From The God of the Digerati, Jedediah Purdy: "They [Extropians, or the elite] also 'hate government' and wish to develop wholly voluntary communities governed by 'spontaneous order.' "
"markets are ideal in stances of 'spontaneous order,' and so very nearly of life itself"
-"extropians are committed to 'turning humanity into something far superior' through technology, espousing 'a philosophy of freedom from limitations of any kind.' "
SPONTANEOUS-ORDER- the spontaneous emergence of order out of seeming chaos; the emergence of various kinds of social order from a combination of self-interested individuals who are not intentionally trying to create order.
"These odd ideas shape the attitudes that Wired prescribes to the digerati. Take, for instance, Wired's worshipful attitude to the free market. Markets are ideal instances of "spontaneous order", and so very nearly of life itself. It is in this light that the magazine celebrates the economic dislocation that accompanies industry's replacement by the information economy."
The God of the Digerati by Jedediah Purdy, November 30, 2002 pg 3
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