States taking shape in the analogue world

The state was born naturally in humans’ minds as soon as they gained self-consciousness and started speaking to each other, and it materialised immediately in the analogue world through the spoken word (see §01.01.01 and §01.01.05 on information materialisation). For ages (for hundreds of thousands of years) this was the only form the state took in the analogue world, a verbal-only presence. However, at some point this was not enough for humans, it no longer met their information processing needs. There is only so much information processing that humans can do, even collectively, when unassisted by any tools. As the number of individuals within the first tribes or extended families increased (presumably, when agriculture was invented), names had to be recorded for practical reasons (taxation and military records). Writing was invented. States took shape, taking on the form that is basically still with us today, in the analogue world.

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