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Essays on system design

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Apr 15, 2025ACX

Highlights From The Comments On POSIWID

Scott analyzes comments on his previous post about POSIWID, showing how the phrase's ambiguity leads to multiple contradictory interpretations while promoting conspiracy thinking.

41 min read 6,235 words

Apr 11, 2025ACX

Come On, Obviously The Purpose Of A System Is Not What It Does

Scott critiques the phrase 'the purpose of a system is what it does' by showing how it confuses outcomes with intentions and leads to absurd or paranoid conclusions.

7 min read 1,021 words

bad science institutional critique logical fallacies