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I wouldn't say it's weird -- it seems like you understood what he was saying and he misspoke. Clearly he was trying to indicate that he believed that something
by davidjfelix 5y ago
I wouldn't say it's weird -- it seems like you understood what he was saying and he misspoke. Clearly he was trying to indicate that he believed that something negative was increasing. While I agree this isn't what a negative feedback loop is, I can see how saying this is a positive feedback loop of slowdowns (an undesirable negative effect) might feel like the wrong thing to say.
- wenc 5y agoA positive feedback loop in this instance means more and more of something happening, and is being reinforced in every iteration. In control theory, the language of positive/negative in feedback loops usually means growth/diminution rather than good/bad. It’s seemingly counter to common intuition but as a former control theorist I immediately recognized this language in the context of feedback loops.
- davidjfelix 5y agoI'm not arguing that what he said was correct nor saying that I don't know which is which. I think it's weird that we're nitpicking something that was pretty obviously miscommunicated rather than the content.