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Ah, but the Authentic Human knows that the Moloch knows that.... all the way down....
by nonrandomstring 3y ago
Ah, but the Authentic Human knows that the Moloch knows that....
all the way down....
- TeMPOraL 3y agoUnfortunately, most humans don't seem to have a good idea of how feedback loops work, they get stuck focusing on a single leg of them "they hurt me, I must get my revenge" instead of noticing the other leg and self-reinforcing nature of the phenomenon "I get my revenge, they feel hurt and now hurt me to get their revenge, ad infinitum". And Moloch is a personification of a large system of feedback loops. That's to say - most humans - and therefore, most "authentic" humans - have trouble recognizing Moloch is a thing in the first place. (FWIW, I don't think it's an issue of capabilities, but rather, of education. Some basics of feedback control should be covered in elementary education, instead of specialized university degrees.)
- nonrandomstring 3y agoIt's a good take, and I appreciate that depth of thought. One reason we teach Meadows as one component of intellectual self-defence. https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=19 https://cybershow.uk/episodes.php?id=19 But you're right, the ability to see how a great network of systems and subsystems, all trying to make things better, can add up to a lethal "trap" with its own perverse intelligence (I quite like the Adam Curtis slant) is elusive.