Some things are convex and some are concave.

· Bits and Bobs 7/7/25
  • Some things are convex and some are concave.
    • Some tend towards a center point.
      • Auto-stabilizing.
      • Concave.
    • Some tend away from a center point.
      • Auto-destabilizing.
      • Convex.
    • Two systems that look superficially the same but are convex vs concave have infinitely different outcomes.
    • What determines if a system is convex or concave?
      • If it leads to convergent outcomes or tears itself apart via entropy and diffusion?
    • I think it's whether the locally good behaviors lead to emergently good outcomes at the macro level.