relation is [the] rule

swarm is an organization of multividuals with some relation to one another, acting and self-transforming a pattern that is more than any sum of its parts;

swarm exists in an ecology of mind, where dynamic telepathinking agents self-organize a state of fundapendence;

volatile, unpredictable, unstable, swarm is power of imagineering, speaking in one and many voices, and acting out truth; relation and cooperation telepathinks a commons: overlapping tastes, experiences, and boundaries;

swarm is a dynamic phenomenon,
always exists in time
and, as such, is always acting,
interacting,
interrelating,
and self-transforming:

a tension between pattern and purpose
tension between collectivity and connectivity

swarm only arises from localized, singular, heterogeneous actions of individual units. this does not mean that swarm prioritizes group over individual. swarm exists at a third level, where multiplicity and relation intersect:

self-organization as emergence of a global pattern from localized interactions.

in swarm there is no central command, no unit or agent which is able to survey, oversee and control entire swarm. yet actions of swarm are directed, movement motivated, and pattern has purpose

remix of Networks, Swarms, Multitudes (Part Two) by Eugene Thacker, originally published on ctheory.net