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Entropy in the context of a Micro-level
The typical progression of time continues to see words appended with marginally altered meanings and / or contexts. Entropy is now used in a newly revised context that moves from an en-mass, social system to that of an individual's state of mind; To refer to another person's state of mind as "One of entropy" or, "Entropic" is to cite that individual as having conflicting thoughts specific a topic that cannot be worked through via general cognitive process. Or, to remain in a general state of confusion due to fatigue or failing to understand Executive Functions which are critical to make it through a normal day.
Modern Western complex societies remain organized by large inputs of energy to mitigate the natural progression of increasing entropy (disorder), according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, a fundamental law of physics. This effectively states that Entropy (disorder) increases with time. As the system becomes more complex, through access to energy, it becomes more susceptible to changes that may occur if one were to remove this source of energy. Think of a teenager's bedroom. On any given day, it remains messy, unless work is performed on the system (bedroom). The same goes for societies at large. Take away the energy inputs (largely from fossil fuels) and organization (for instance, blueprints, databases, etc...) corrodes, thus society becomes less cohesive and trends toward anarchy. This is at the center of the Peak Oil debate. Once reliable, cheap supplies of oil are limited, social systems will begin to become more disorganized and disorderly.
The typical progression of time continues to see words appended with marginally altered meanings and / or contexts. Entropy is now used in a newly revised context that moves from an en-mass, social system to that of an individual's state of mind; To refer to another person's state of mind as "One of entropy" or, "Entropic" is to cite that individual as having conflicting thoughts specific a topic that cannot be worked through via general cognitive process. Or, to remain in a general state of confusion due to fatigue or failing to understand Executive Functions which are critical to make it through a normal day.
Modern Western complex societies remain organized by large inputs of energy to mitigate the natural progression of increasing entropy (disorder), according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, a fundamental law of physics. This effectively states that Entropy (disorder) increases with time. As the system becomes more complex, through access to energy, it becomes more susceptible to changes that may occur if one were to remove this source of energy. Think of a teenager's bedroom. On any given day, it remains messy, unless work is performed on the system (bedroom). The same goes for societies at large. Take away the energy inputs (largely from fossil fuels) and organization (for instance, blueprints, databases, etc...) corrodes, thus society becomes less cohesive and trends toward anarchy. This is at the center of the Peak Oil debate. Once reliable, cheap supplies of oil are limited, social systems will begin to become more disorganized and disorderly.
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Entropy1 post by 1 person. Updated 07/26/09 at 10:23 PM
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