
B02 - Brain of the Firm, Chapter 2
General Intellect Unit
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The Stability of Capitalism
I think when we talk about like the stability of capitalism. This is obviously a relevant concept. But it doesn't, I think, in, you know, political theory and stuff there's also this kind of tendency to say that if something seems to be effective then it must be all powerful. And even relatively unsophisticated feedback mechanisms can be extremely effective. It gets back to what beer was saying about reacting to unforeseen disturbances. That's the thing capital is really good at, which is why it makes it strategically difficult to get rid of it. Yeah,. totally. Right. yeah. Exactly. The governor on the steam engine is an extremely effective mechanism but you could go up there with
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