OK, I’m coining a neologism: ——————— hyperkludge ——————— A hyperkludge is a design which is not a good solution for much of anything, but is a tolerably bad solution for so many things that it proliferates until network effects help it beat out better designs
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Replying to @sonyasupposedly @miniver
Strikes me as focusing more on intensive qualities (kludginess) than extensive (virality in context). All hyperkludges spread via WiB, but not all things that spread via WiB need be hyperkludges. They might be spot hacks for example.
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Replying to @vgr @sonyasupposedly
Yes, that is exactly my intent with the coinage
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Replying to @miniver @sonyasupposedly
Something something rhizome vs arborescent too... see also frankenstack concept
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