Think “reinforcing loop”
The essence of systems thinking: Every persistent biological or cultural structure exists because of a positive feedback loop. Sometimes it’s hard to see. But to understand the structure, you must understand the loop.
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Almost used that term (learned it from the master of systems thinking,
@ncasenmare), but thought “positive feedback” was more recognizable. - 4 more replies
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Agree with all of this, but why limit to biological or cultural!
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Haha, I almost cc-ed you on the tweet. What else is there besides biology and culture? Geology??
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negative feedback loop?
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those don’t seem as important to me (but maybe i’m not enlightened enough)
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Feedback loops are the way networks do "work" (i.e. self organized, bounded state changes leading to an attractor). Would you agree?
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I think that makes sense to me
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I don‘t get this. If the statement applies only to the emergence of such phenomena, it seems (intuitively - I am no expert) clear. But „exists“ implies the continuing state, the perpetuation of systems. But this may be due to passive barriers/moats preventing decline/disruption?
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If the most persists, it’s probably because of positive feedback. But your point is well taken. Some things can persist for a while out of sheer inertia... just takes them a while to erode. Not a 100% absolute statement, just very broadly true.
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