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[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

I get it, it’s not meant to be used this way, but like…

“The purpose of a system is what it does”

[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

great (and brief) article.

there is "no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do"

lel we have a lot to learn from those early systems theorists / cyberneticians.

this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2025
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