 Designing Freedom by Stafford Beer a fascinating account of the potential of #cybernetics from the 1973 edition of CBC Massey Lectures listen to the original on https://archive.org/details/DesigningFreedom_CBC_Lectures or read it transcribed on https://monoskop.org/images/e/e3/Beer_Stafford_Designing_Freedom.pdf [posted to @technology] 10 comments
"discussion always seems to lead straight into the same disastrous trap; a false dichotomy between the notions of centralization and decentralization. The vehemence with which this matter is debated is extraordinary, because the most cursory consideration of what constitutes a viable system reveals how false the dichotomy must be." - Stafford Beer, 1972 I finished listening to all 6 parts of Designing Freedom by Stafford Beer and god damn was a it good. I seriously recommend everyone to listen to the whole thing. @bhaugen @technology I think this point is really fascinating. The idea that really what is needed is a *balance* or equilibrium between centralization and decentralization and that is really whats being fought for.  @bhaugen @technology I really highly recommend listening to Beer's whole lecture linked above if you have a spare 3 hours sometime. I would love to discuss it more, it feels very relevant to the current time  |
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@technology page 19 "How To Use the Computer According to Cybernetic Principles" from https://monoskop.org/images/e/e3/Beer_Stafford_Designing_Freedom.pdf