It's part of the phenomenon I called "spontaneous self-organization," where, like in ant colonies, little decisions made on the micro level actually have a big impact on the macro level.
这就有点像我所说的 自发组织现象。 就像在蚂蚁群中， 在微观层面上做出的小小的决定， 会在宏观层面上产生巨大的影响。