Quantum Revolution in Thought: How Computational Logic Is Redefining Our Social Reality
We are living through a defining turning point as a society. Our habits, consumption patterns, technologies and calculations are being significantly challenged by a changing, uncertain and, until now, unpredictable environment. What we need to face the new challenges is precisely to change ourselves. With a change in our matrix logic, we will consolidate a mindset in line with the complex reality to which we are intertwined.
The Paradigm Shift
Kuhn bequeathed the solid theory that today lies as a basic premise of any development process: for social evolution, every paradigm must be refuted, destroyed and replaced by a better one. We assume his logic as an inherent truth of any theoretical premise or any quasi-truth of the laboratory, but we are extremely challenged to change the root of the problem: it is our biological duty to disrupt the way of doing things, including our way of thinking, and for this, our own creations serve as a guide.
The Quantum Leap in Computing
One of the greatest inventions of our times is computing and one of its greatest revolutions, replacing binary logic with quantum logic. Binary code, a reality computed by 0s and 1s, was born as a result of the technological limitations of the time of its creation. Turing had initially thought of a 10-digit decoding system, but as he did not have the necessary processing speed and technical capacity to do so, it was reduced to 2. The difference in "technological voltage" is simply astounding, and 74 years later we are able to match his original design.
With quantum computing we begin to design more precise, faster and similar solutions to the phenomena analyzed. We thus begin the transfer of the logic of high-energy dynamics to our reality: a set of systems with greater energy density. The greatest technology in development is not the device itself, but the mind mutated to be able to create the object. We embody the evolutionary process and that is what is happening at this moment in history.
From Consumption to Security
Following Maslow's theory, if we are already able to obtain the consumer product, in this case working computers, the subsequent search for feeling digitally secure is logical. With the emergence of quantum computing, we were able to effectively transfer quantum dynamics to one of our most essential needs in today's society: security. Quantum cybersecurity, through a set of protocols aligned under the quantum key distribution method -QKD for its acronym in English- is the most prolific field today.
The Next Frontier: Belonging
The transfer of tiny and precise dynamics will continue to be applied on a large scale. What is the next need to be met? That of belonging. Echoing Honneth, we need to feel that we are part of a larger movement, that we are recognized as individuals, equal before the law and capable of proactively influencing our environment.
How can we apply high-energy dynamics in our dense and digital reality, in favor of achieving a greater sense of belonging?
This is the question that will guide our next exploration, as we continue to unravel the profound implications of quantum thinking on our social fabric.