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Social stability is far more valuable than any social media business. But yes regulatory capture will need to be managed.
by grumpy-de-sre 2y ago
Social stability is far more valuable than any social media business. But yes regulatory capture will need to be managed.
- gavmor 2y ago> Social stability is far more valuable than any social media business In an ever-changing universe, how can we have social stability without innovation?
- grumpy-de-sre 2y agoStable systems are not static, they are just sufficiently damped that they don't oscillate uncontrollably [1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping
- gavmor 2y agoI've a rudimentary familiarity with control systems, yes. Glad we're on the way same page! I'm not satisfied with your response, but I'm losing my grasp on the analogy. What are we dampening? Inertia, no? Imparted by the environment, and/or our own (fundamentally, inevitably) inaccurate thrust vectors? It's a metaphor, so I guess we can only argue about the level of abstraction at which to apply it. I'm certainly glad I don't need to mutate and grow new internal organs just to cross the street, but I can be grateful for the mutation and growth of an ability to synthesize Vitamin D which allowed my ancestors to cross glaciers—two activities which are, arguably, helpful in maintaining homeostasis.
- Nasrudith 2y agoI think you might want to read up on the history of Japan post Warring States, to learn what happens when you priveledge "social stability" over innovation.