How do the Labour
and Conservative manifestos score on the FluffBuster GROK Indexes
GROK - a word coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) in which the word is described as being from the word for “to drink” and, figuratively, “to drink in all available aspects of reality”, “to become one with the observed” in Heinlein's fictitious Martian language
It is often
the case that text or speech conveys very little grokable content,
very little in the way of a model that can be used to understand, explain or predict reality.
So, here at
FluffBusters, we have invented some (highly subjective) FluffBuster
GROK Indexes - to help us focus our attention on some of the
many different meaning-carrying qualities of texts.
For example
-
FluffBuster
Words per Meaning Index = how many words are used on average
to convey each piece of useful meaning.
WU = Number
of Words used
NT = Number
of Things or concepts identified
QT = Intuitive
weighted average of the Quality of those Things/categories
- on a scale 1-10
(look at the
Quality of each Category QC * Impact of that Category
IC)
NR = Number
of Relationships identified
QR = Intuitive
weighted average of the Quality of the Relationships
described - on a scale 1-10
(look at the
Quality of each Relationship QR * Impact
of that Relationship IR)
NBOE = Number
of Blatant Omissions and Errors
IBOE = Intuitive
weighted average Impact of the Blatant Omissions
and Errors - on a scale 1-10
(consider
the impacts of each blatant omission or error)
Thus - meaningful
content = (NT * QT) + (NR * QR) - (NBOE * IBOE)
This is then
multiplied by the Systems Factor which is an average of the
VSM (Viable
Systems Model) concepts mentioned or implied - on a scale from
0.1 - 0.9
(cooperation,
coordination, holistic integration, internal monitoring, environment
monitoring, strategic management, identity management, balance
& regulation.)
+ the number of Emergent
Dynamics Archetypes mentioned or implied - on a scale from 0.1
- 0.9
(simple
growth, compound growth, limits to growth, information channel
quality / filters / taboos / denials / cover-ups, lean or sloppy
feedback or control loops, loony lunar decision cycles, delay
and inaccuracy driven oscillations, multiple oscillation interactions,
goal chasing, state balancing..........
+ the number of Moral Matrix
dimensions mentioned on a scale from 0.1 - 0.9
(from Jonathan
Haidt's 'Righteous Mind' - Care Harm - Fairness Reciprocity
Cheating Freeloading - Loyalty Betrayal - Authority Submission
- Sanctity Degradation)
+ Human Nature
compliance factor on a scale from 0.1 - 0.9
(This is
highly subjective and depends on your view of human nature.
Some commonly available options are; the human mind is a blank
slate so therefore WE are entitled, in fact it is our duty,
to write whatever we think best on other peoples' minds - humans
are bad and we are going to save them, by any means necessary
including manipulation indoctrination and force (of law for
starters), humans are amazing but flawed and we are going to
work together to encourage and stimulate talent intelligence
creativity and cooperation, whilst; drawing attention to the
dangers of rampant selfish egotism, and stigmatizing cheating
and freeloading, because we have a wealth of evidence that good
people start to withdraw communal cooperation if the group doesn't
stigmatize cheats and freeloaders - we are the master race -
we are the chosen people - ours is the best God / style of government
/ believe system / ontology / epistemology etc.)
divided by 4
So the Systems
Adjusted Meaningful Content score for
Conservative
Manifesto = 179.3 = (80*(2*2) + (7 *(2*3)) - (6*6)) * ((0.9+0.1+0.5+0.7)/4
)
Labour Manifesto
= 12.6 = (20*(2*5) + (30 *(2*-2)) - (3*8)) * ((0.2+0.2+0.2+0.3)/4)
So the FluffBuster
Words per Meaning Index scores are
Conservative
Manifesto = 29833 (NW) / 179.3 =
166 words to convey a piece of understandable systemic
meaning
Labour Manifesto
= 23564 (NW) / 12.6 =
1870 words to convey a piece of understandable systemic
meaning
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