And problem is that the implications of cybernetics are very politically intractable for modern, top-down organizations.

In industry people simply don't care or don't have time, and on the higher level it's been replaced by MBA bullshit, which is much easier to learn.

In my experience, it's because it is a little bit complex and feels philosophical to people unfamiliar with it. And there is a bit of a feedback loop going on - if people don't learn about it they don't know it, which leads to people not learning about it.

First as history, then as farce, baby

The people of the Dragon ain't called Ai'EEL for no reason

The nuclear family was invented in the 50s

Yeah, definitely. I think it's one of those things that you figure out what is good by repeatedly removing things that are bad, and you arrive at a good model? But also Beer does talk about a development directorate, whatever that is...

As a side note - even modern, cybernetically informed takes on organizational structure like Team Topologies kind of overlook the importance of Sys4. And simulation is so underrated in all its forms.

I've always struggled with explaining system 4 to people but the concept is incredibly useful. Even just getting to the point where you somehow convince your R&D people to talk to your marketing people is already a big win. Or just mapping who is actually dealing with the There And Then.

@killjamesbond.bsky.social look they made the Hench app real...

Tempted to move to Iceland to become a pro-DM for refugee trans people.

Damn, those AI-powered tulips must really quite be something special...

You really know they're struggling with usage and adoption when they bring in the reminders and todo lists

I think you're right about the outcome, but I think the root cause is just piss poor management as well as the attempt to solve software dev shortages by speed training a bunch of people via bootcamps, codecamps etc.

Nah, it wasn't, it was the labor movement. Him getting credit for it is a bit of a myth, and he was even a little late to the game.

Yes. It's a great function - my social media scrolling has gone down by hours! 😂

5? I yearn for the days when it got dark at five. Here it gets dark at half past two. The darkness is eternal, the light of the sun - long forgotten. We but exist

I was thinking of putting one in my luggage when traveling for a fencing seminar. Did t cause I was lazy and my bad along with a custom sword and amazing locally brewed cider disappeared forever.

Yay liam