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Re:A Software Engineer’s Guide to Cybernetics by lubesGordi on Sunday September 13, 2020 @09:53PM (#24465942)
Principia Cybernetica was one of the older sites on the web that I remember. Mirrored here: http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/MST.html

That's a link to the 'metasystem transition', a concept coined by Russian cybernetician Valentin Turchin (not mentioned in the article).

Cybernetics sounds cool (always has), but I think it lives on nowadays as control theory. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Seems like most control theory guys are working on autonomous vehicles now.

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Re:A Software Engineer’s Guide to Cybernetics by ilaksh on Sunday September 13, 2020 @10:02PM (#24466014)
The concept of the metasystem transition has inspired me for a long time. In almost a spiritual sense. Because it just is such a powerful event. I imagine someday brain computer interfaces or general AI could give rise to a metasystem transition. Hopefully it won't turn out like those Star Trek episodes.
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