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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ¬>Comments on Shubik's paper

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTProfessor␈α
Shubik␈αis␈α
precisely␈αright␈α
in␈α
saying␈αthat␈α
the␈αgoal␈α
of␈αcomputer␈α
modelling␈α
of␈αsocial
␈↓ α∧␈↓phenomena␈αshould␈αbe␈αto␈αincrease␈αboth␈αdemocracy␈αand␈αindividual␈αfreedom,␈αand␈αI␈αagree␈αwith␈αhim
␈↓ α∧␈↓that␈α∞there␈α∞are␈α∞great␈α∞potentialities.␈α∞ I␈α∞wish␈α∞he␈α∞would␈α∞elaborate␈α∞his␈α∞ideas␈α∞on␈α∞how␈α∞to␈α∞␈↓↓"improve␈α∞the
␈↓ α∧␈↓↓scope␈α∞of␈α∞individuality"␈↓.␈α∞ Unfortunately,␈α∞few␈α∞will␈α∂be␈α∞convinced␈α∞by␈α∞the␈α∞article␈α∞itself␈α∂that␈α∞computer
␈↓ α∧␈↓modelling␈α
will␈α∞contribute␈α
much␈α
to␈α∞these␈α
goals␈α
in␈α∞the␈α
immediate␈α
future.␈α∞ There␈α
just␈α∞isn't␈α
enough
␈↓ α∧␈↓information␈α∞about␈α∞the␈α
actual␈α∞successes␈α∞and␈α
failures␈α∞of␈α∞the␈α
computer␈α∞simulations␈α∞that␈α∞have␈α
been
␈↓ α∧␈↓attempted␈αand␈αthe␈αprospects␈αfor␈αthe␈αnear␈αfuture.␈α Modelling␈αduels␈αmathematically␈αand␈αsolving␈αthe
␈↓ α∧␈↓travelling␈α∂salesman␈α∂problem␈α∂by␈α∂computer␈α∂just␈α∂can't␈α∂convince␈α∂a␈α∂reader␈α∂that␈α∂society␈α∂can␈α∂now␈α∂be
␈↓ α∧␈↓usefully modelled.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThis␈α
unconvinced␈α
reader␈α
will␈α
be␈α
further␈α
distressed␈α
by␈α
the␈α
remarks␈α
in␈α
the␈α
introduction␈αto␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓effect␈αthat␈α
unless␈αadvances␈αare␈α
made␈αin␈αmodelling,␈α
society␈αwon't␈αsurvive.␈α
 Thus␈α␈↓↓"This␈αtechnology␈α
is
␈↓ α∧␈↓↓a␈αnecessary␈α...␈α
condition␈αfor␈αthe␈α
survival␈α...␈αof␈α
modern␈αhigh␈αtechnology␈α
mass␈αsocieties␈αwhich␈αwish␈α
to
␈↓ α∧␈↓↓preserve␈α
democratic␈αand␈α
libertarian␈α
values"␈↓.␈α Is␈α
this␈αjust␈α
a␈α
routine␈αpuff␈α
for␈α
the␈αauthor's␈α
topic␈αor␈α
can
␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈αauthor␈α
identify␈αsome␈αongoing␈α
process␈αthat␈α
will␈αdestroy␈αour␈α
society␈αunless␈α
computer␈αmodelling
␈↓ α∧␈↓wins␈α⊃its␈α⊃race␈α⊂with␈α⊃chaos?␈α⊃ Weizenbaum␈α⊂(␈↓↓Computer␈α⊃Power␈α⊃and␈α⊂Human␈α⊃Reason␈↓)␈α⊃also␈α⊃says␈α⊂that
␈↓ α∧␈↓computers␈α∞have␈α∞saved␈α∞or␈α∂will␈α∞save␈α∞society␈α∞from␈α∂collapse.␈α∞ While␈α∞computer␈α∞modelling␈α∂and␈α∞other
␈↓ α∧␈↓uses␈αof␈αcomputers␈αwill␈αimprove␈αour␈αsociety,␈αno␈αcase␈αhas␈αbeen␈αmade␈αthat␈αwe␈αcan't␈αbumble␈αalong␈αas
␈↓ α∧␈↓long␈α
as␈α
necessary␈α
without␈α
much␈α
help␈α
from␈α
computer␈α
modelling.␈α
 Except␈α
that␈α
we␈α
must␈α
adapt␈α
our
␈↓ α∧␈↓technology to lower grade ores, I don't see any sense in which our society is "riding a tiger".

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTI␈αalso␈αdon't␈αunderstand,␈α␈↓↓"This␈αis␈αa␈αraw␈αdata␈αrich␈αbut␈αinformation␈αpoor␈αsociety."␈↓␈αCompared␈αto
␈↓ α∧␈↓what?

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