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NotPhil  ·  3842 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Discussion: Towards a Study of "Cybernetic Freedom"

The article "How the 'Ecosystem' Myth Has Been Used for Sinister Means" discusses the political implications of some similar ideas. Basically, the author argues that cybernetic systems do not allow for change.





theadvancedapes  ·  3842 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, I will definitely check out this article.

    author argues that cybernetic systems do not allow for change.

I would argue that cybernetic systems utilize control and communication functions to maintain evolved structural integrity. However, if their goal state becomes too far removed from environmental reality, they do risk the stability of their structural complexity. In these scenarios the cybernetic entities control and communication infrastructure can be internally/externally re-organized, and brought back in-line with an environmentally-stable goal state. I think the complexity if this re-organization should be expected to increase, decrease, or stay the same, dependent on the control system's ability to harness and utilize energy.