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Gordon Brander
@gordonbrander
The pathologies of a complex system are emergent. There is no one (specific) to blame.
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@aaronzlewis
in a complex social system, there can be a conspiracy without conspirators the emergent behavior of a system sometimes looks like a highly coordinated conspiracy, even if no one is actually pulling strings at the top we don’t have good language to talk about this phenomenon
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Gordon Brander
@gordonbrander
Decentralizing a system is often seen as an unmitigated good thing. Decentralized systems are resilient. Their pathologies are also resilient. (Capitalism comes to mind.)
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