> shouldn't be permitted to be so complex that its outcome can't be explained based on a finite number of documented variables and logical branches There are p

> shouldn't be permitted to be so complex that its outcome can't be explained based on a finite number of documented variables and logical branches There are plenty of effective pharmaceuticals for which we don’t entirely understand the mechanism (e.g. lithium). I think it’s a good goal to be able to understand mechanisms, but if you can effectively show that a solution works to solve a problem through methodical trials, we shouldn’t disallow it’s use. The issue with Facebook is not complexity or black-box-ness. It’s that the goals of the company and how it makes a profit are fundamentally misaligned with a healthy society.