When you can feel the emergent system, you see how very small, low-level, common-sense asymmetries can add up to way more than the sum of their parts.

2026-04-13 · Bits and Bobs 4/13/26

When you can feel the emergent system, you see how very small, low-level, common-sense asymmetries can add up to way more than the sum of their parts.

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