Sometimes I come across a blog post that captures and distills a vague notion I've been carrying around in my head. It's the idea that complexity of systems and an individual person's limit to...
Sometimes I come across a blog post that captures and distills a vague notion I've been carrying around in my head. It's the idea that complexity of systems and an individual person's limit to comprehend them is used to reinforce those same systems.
The question of whether is malicious or not is a bit more difficult for me and so with the limited information I follow Hanlon's Razor for my own sanity. If it is a self-reinforcing system then I believe just being aware of this side-effect of complexity will help in the long run, specifically if you have influence over designing a simple vs complex system. Personally I've always preferred simpler systems that solve today's problem rather than an unlikely next year's problem, seeing complexity through this lens just cements it even further.
Sometimes I come across a blog post that captures and distills a vague notion I've been carrying around in my head. It's the idea that complexity of systems and an individual person's limit to comprehend them is used to reinforce those same systems.
The question of whether is malicious or not is a bit more difficult for me and so with the limited information I follow Hanlon's Razor for my own sanity. If it is a self-reinforcing system then I believe just being aware of this side-effect of complexity will help in the long run, specifically if you have influence over designing a simple vs complex system. Personally I've always preferred simpler systems that solve today's problem rather than an unlikely next year's problem, seeing complexity through this lens just cements it even further.