The Grid's inside a computer, and don't ask me how, but the programs were humanoid beings. All the natives had both Priority and Purpose, and for the most part couldn't fathom how anyone managed without either. Purpose isn't so bad, that's just the thing that tells you what you need to be doing.
Priority's a little bit more of a problem. It sets the pecking order - the lower the number, the higher the Priority, and there's really no recourse if you don't want to do what a program with a higher Priority tells you to. Very easily abused system.
The original point of the rebellion was getting rid of Priority.
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The Grid's inside a computer, and don't ask me how, but the programs were humanoid beings. All the natives had both Priority and Purpose, and for the most part couldn't fathom how anyone managed without either. Purpose isn't so bad, that's just the thing that tells you what you need to be doing.
Priority's a little bit more of a problem. It sets the pecking order - the lower the number, the higher the Priority, and there's really no recourse if you don't want to do what a program with a higher Priority tells you to. Very easily abused system.
The original point of the rebellion was getting rid of Priority.