@DavidClinchNews @alexstamos Some rapid response systems exist and more could be built, but the broader point here is that for any sufficiently complex system, most unanticipated outcomes look strategic (complexity means observers infer intention), but many/most are actually the result of systemic entropy.
@DavidClinchNews @alexstamos Put another way: if something strange happens in a complex system, people often infer intent (it’s so sophisticated — they must have meant this to happen!), but often it’s an unintended result of the complexity itself. And this mismatch gets stronger for more complex systems.
@DavidClinchNews @alexstamos It’s almost a strange reformulation of the entropy in Murphy’s law: the more complex a system, the more opportunity for unintended consequences, AND the more likely observers will perceive those consequences as intentional.
@DavidClinchNews @alexstamos Ironically, the more additional controls/components one adds in to a system like content moderation (like IFB), the more complex the system becomes and the more this phenomenon occurs.
