A holographic approach to government...
There was an article, back in 1991, that was one of the first things I ever read on the web, but also captured my imagination on a couple subjects. I have saved it, and kept it on every website I've ever had.
Title:
"The Universe As Hologram"
and I believe these three paragraphs capture a bit of what Collier meant.
To make a hologram, the object to be photographed is first bathed in the light of a laser beam. Then a second laser beam is bounced off the reflected light of the first and the resulting interference pattern (the area where the two laser beams commingle) is captured on film.
When the film is developed, it looks like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines. But as soon as the developed film is illuminated by another laser beam, a three-dimensional image of the original object appears.
The three-dimensionality of such images is not the only remarkable characteristic of holograms. If a hologram of a rose is cut in half and then illuminated by a laser, each half will still be found to contain the entire image of the rose.
Such a thing only makes sense to me when built around a guarantee of personal sovereignty. An each-to-another agreement of personal liberty, without harm.
You don't build this with some top-down, ant farm approach. After all, from all we can gather, do the greys seem like a happy, satisfied bunch to you?
I think ours is a greater challenge, and a greater reward.
Fred