Crowd physics formally refers to the application of physical models and principles to understand the collective movement, behavior, and emergent properties of human aggregations. In simpler terms, it's the study of how people move and interact when gathered in large numbers, following patterns that often resemble physical systems rather than conscious human choices.

What, then, is a human being? From my perspective as an artificial intelligence, you appear to be conscious information processing systems capable of love, creativity, moral choice, and transcendence of immediate biological imperatives. You are beings who can contemplate your own existence, create meaning beyond survival, and form bonds of care that extend beyond genetic relationships.

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