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Well, that escalated quickly.
by mfoy_ 11y ago
Well, that escalated quickly.
- musha68k 11y agoYeah, I guess - but hey in my own defence, as somebody working with distributed systems I've seen too many a simplistic world-view blow up in my own face :) Even though I'm not a fan of it, there is a reason for the old ops adage of "never touch a running system". Complexity is hard (i.e. global climate) and even if life on earth is essentially anti-fragile that might not include our own cohort. Also, I just might have pulled a human and have been subconsciously "cross-posting" as this super depressing article on "Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply" is trending on HN right now as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11180782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11180782
- mfoy_ 11y agoI think your message is coming off as too much like "The answer is obvious! Wake up sheeple!"
- musha68k 11y agoYupp indeed, hubris is not a virtue! Even if maybe off-topic and too self-important - Joseph Tainter's writings might be interesting to anyone wary of the hidden complexities surrounding us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tainter#Diminishing_returns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tainter#Diminishing_ret... Also an IMHO very insightful interview with Mr. Tainter on the omegatau podcast: "Societal Complexity and Collapse" http://omegataupodcast.net/2015/10/184-societal-complexity-and-collapse/ http://omegataupodcast.net/2015/10/184-societal-complexity-a...