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"systems can become corrupted (or simply fail) and no longer work towards their original purpose" Er, that's exactly what "the purpose of a system is what it d

• chongli 1y ago
  No, “the purpose of a system is what it does” implies that the original intent of the creators of a system was for it to become corrupted.
  • arrowsmith 1y ago
    That's one way to read the literal meaning of the words, but it's not what the phrase means as originally intended.
    • chongli 1y ago
      Right, but then we apply the phrase to itself and this is what we get!