Re:Flexport CEO on how to fix the US supply chain crisis
by davidjfelix on Friday October 22, 2021 @10:34PM
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I wouldn't say it's weird -- it seems like you understood what he was saying and he misspoke. Clearly he was trying to indicate that he believed that something negative was increasing. While I agree this isn't what a negative feedback loop is, I can see how saying this is a positive feedback loop of slowdowns (an undesirable negative effect) might feel like the wrong thing to say.
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Re:Flexport CEO on how to fix the US supply chain crisis
by wenc on Saturday October 23, 2021 @10:25AM
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A positive feedback loop in this instance means more and more of something happening, and is being reinforced in every iteration.
In control theory, the language of positive/negative in feedback loops usually means growth/diminution rather than good/bad.
It’s seemingly counter to common intuition but as a former control theorist I immediately recognized this language in the context of feedback loops.
Re:Flexport CEO on how to fix the US supply chain crisis
by davidjfelix on Saturday October 23, 2021 @10:51AM
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I'm not arguing that what he said was correct nor saying that I don't know which is which. I think it's weird that we're nitpicking something that was pretty obviously miscommunicated rather than the content.