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what do you think cybernetic means? people have been misusing the term cybernetic for a while now, I've noticed...
by tinix 1y ago
what do you think cybernetic means?
people have been misusing the term cybernetic for a while now, I've noticed...
- gruez 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics Despite the word "cyber", it doesn't refer to brain implants or computers.
- adolph 1y agoCybernetic refers to systems of communication and automated control, which would describe the purpose of a corp in a broad sense, no? The Dan Davies book “The Accountability Machine” [0] makes the link between corps and cybernetics through early business author/consultants like Stafford Beer [1]. 0. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799883.html https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799... 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_wha...
- esalman 1y agoIn this context, "cybernetic" refers to the systems of control, communication, and feedback that govern corporations. Corporations function as systems designed for efficiency and goal achievement, often prioritizing these over human qualities like empathy or creativity.