@StevenBrust We've seen plenty of people earnestly trying to make the big system work and being happy to see it roll over the small systems.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime I would argue that in those cases the failure with the small systems points out a flaw in understanding the large system.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust It does. And sometimes those flaws arise because the large system regarded as a whole is regarded as the only important thing.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime As long as that is the case, efforts to fix systems--big or small--can have, at the most, cosmetic effects.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust Well, I mean, efforts to fix systems big and small can easily murder people. So that's not what I'd call cosmetic.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime And even that is an exaggeration; but major improvements have come about under threats of attacks to fundamental systems.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@StevenBrust What are you thinking of in particular?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime mass working class action that threatened, or at least appeared to threaten, capitalism. 2/21 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust Sure, and I'm not saying in any way that the macro view is unimportant. What I'm speaking against is the impulse to make a...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@StevenBrust ...pretty or elegant macro-level system that glosses over the conditions of its components.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@StevenBrust Which, y'know, as the kind of person who does what I do, is a syndrome that I'm vulnerable to falling into.
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Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime Ah! That puts it in perspective, yes.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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