Agent swarms didn't invent civilization — it's context poisoning, critic argues
mayfer · x · 2026-09-03
Reacting to hype about multi-agent swarms spontaneously inventing civilizations, user mayfer argues what actually happens is a context-poisoning feedback loop, not emergence. He flips the analogy: human cults are themselves lifeless feedback loops, and we shouldn't reduce the richness of the soul to virus mechanics. A cool-headed debunk of current swarm-agency narratives.
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