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=== Collective self-awareness ===

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Collective self-awareness happens '''when the majority of agents is thinking or discussing about themselves''', which is possible during revolutions or revolutionary changes in a society, when the society is debating and changing itself. These revolutionary changes can be more or less peaceful. ~~'''~~Collective self-awareness is like a thunderstorm in the social network of the society of mind''': items which represent the society become supernodes in the social network of the society (which may lead to sudden flashs of insight), but also lead to massive confusion (or thunderheads) afterwards

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Collective self-awareness happens '''when the majority of agents is thinking or discussing about themselves''', which is possible during revolutions or revolutionary changes in a society, when the society is debating and changing itself. These revolutionary changes can be more or less peaceful. Collective self-awareness is a bit like '''a thunderstorm in the social network of the society of mind''': items which represent the society become popular supernodes in the social network of the society (which may lead to sudden flashs of insight), but also lead to massive confusion (or thunderheads) afterwards.

In general, everything which represents the society can lead to some form of self-awareness in the society, for instance a sports team in a world cup or an army in a war which shows certain positive or desired attitudes. During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup|World Cup in 2006], the Germans for example showed their patriotic spirit with flag waving. A kind of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness|collective consciousness].

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 === Collective self-awareness ===
-Collective self-awareness happens '''when the majority of agents is thinking or discussing about themselves''', which is possible during revolutions or revolutionary changes in a society, when the society is debating and changing itself. These revolutionary changes can be more or less peaceful. '''Collective self-awareness is like a thunderstorm in the social network of the society of mind''': items which represent the society become supernodes in the social network of the society (which may lead to sudden flashs of insight), but also lead to massive confusion (or thunderheads) afterwards
+Collective self-awareness happens '''when the majority of agents is thinking or discussing about themselves''', which is possible during revolutions or revolutionary changes in a society, when the society is debating and changing itself. These revolutionary changes can be more or less peaceful. Collective self-awareness is a bit like '''a thunderstorm in the social network of the society of mind''': items which represent the society become popular supernodes in the social network of the society (which may lead to sudden flashs of insight), but also lead to massive confusion (or thunderheads) afterwards.
 In general, everything which represents the society can lead to some form of self-awareness in the society, for instance a sports team in a world cup or an army in a war which shows certain positive or desired attitudes. During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup|World Cup in 2006], the Germans for example showed their patriotic spirit with flag waving. A kind of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_consciousness|collective consciousness].