The Information Equilibrium - Original Thesis

The Theory of the Information Equilibrium 

The Theory of the Information Equilibrium 
For some time, I've noted my intent to publish the basis of my theory.  This post does that, by extracting from my 1996 thesis the basic elements of the theory and its definition.  

I define the Concept of the Information Equilibrium as: 

The transfer of knowledge, through the use of information based sources, technologies and services, which leads to an eventual equilibrium of the world's social, political, and economic situations. Such an equilibrium is based upon the involvement of the public, private, and non-profit sectors.  I use the word knowledge vice information on purpose.  Much information can be passed on, but it is the formation of the information into useful concepts, ideas or actions that denotes actual knowledge.  The base concept suggests that if one strives for the greatest access and distribution of information throughout the world by all peoples, the eventual result will be the transfusion of knowledge and ideas such that the world's general economic, social, and political development will move toward an equilibrium.

In the most simple of terms, the 
Theory of the Information Equilibrium proffers that the balance between societies that advance/advocate for freedom, opportunity, democracy, individual rights and those that advance dictatorships, tyranny, autocracies, etc. lay in either the flow or constriction of information in line with the Concept of the Information Equilibrium.  
 The more open the flow, the equilibrium will shift balance towards democracy and freedom; the more constricted the flow of information the balance shifts towards dictatorships, despots, theocracies, etc.  

There is a paradox in the battle for humanity in the competing ideologies that either advance the good of mankind or advance means to control mankind.  This theory attempts to boil that complexity into its most simple form - the millennia battle between Good vs Evil, where good entails freedoms and evil subjugation. This post and theory also hopefully advances a means to better understand the shifting of the equilibrium over thousands of years, and the advance of our societies from the agrarian, to industrial to information age and beyond were made possible by the flow or constriction of information in lines with this theory - but the speed greatly enhanced by technological advances.  

As such, our great American experiment in democracy, is in fact not a guarantee that it will be forever successful.  It remains a continued battle that we cannot be oblivious to, if we are to avoid shifts that lead us to ills such as socialism, communism, etc. 

Applying this theory to the Cognitive Domain is critical, if we are to derive solutions that actually avoid kinetic conflict, advance humanity and peace, and enable freedoms.  Its application from Great Power Competition to addressing the cycle of frustration is present day Afghanistan is essential if we wish to be successful.  

 While not perfect, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.  

It is my hope that scientists of all types, technology leaders, engineers, political scientists, etc. can leverage this theory to advance humanity, by not only identifying shifts in the equilibrium, but by also proactively engaging varied solutions to keeps the balance of the Information Equilibrium tilted towards freedom, opportunity and independence of the individual to advance peace, mitigate conflicts, and impede tyranny.  



The below graphic provides, again in the most simple of terms, a means to depict the complexity of this theory in a manner that is hopefully easy to digest.  
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