Space is distributed and time is a centralizing force. The serial action bottleneck forces the brain, for example, to unify and send one action at a time. This is also replicated in LLMs that are distributed internally, but generate one token at a time. So time is like the force of centralization while space supports the distributed side.

These two tendencies are reflected in the exploration/exploitation tradeoff. The exploitation part is centralized in language and culture, while the exploration part is distributed across the components of a system. They work together to achieve intelligence, both are needed.