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26 DEC 2010
Look at a Four Way Stop Intersection to See Why Civilizat...
First, if you want to see clues about our future, step away from your computer screen. Go outside and stand near a four-way intersection that’s regulated only by stop signs.
Watch for a while as drivers take turns, not-quite-stopping while they gauge each others’ intentions, negotiating rapid deals with nods and flashes of eye-contact. You’ll spot some rudeness, certainly. But exceptions seldom rattle this silent dance of brief courtesies and tacit bargains — a strange...Folksonomies: centrism
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Civilization works because we work together, taking turns, and negotiating deals. The fact that it is in our nature to do so is apparent when you watch civilization in action at the microcosm of a four-way stop intersection.
