Notes on the Legibility War An Article by David R. MacIver notebook.drmaciver.com The basic idea of legibility is that the act of making something comprehensible enough to control is itself an act that shapes the thing to be controlled, often with far greater consequences than the control itself. This is because it removes complexity that is deemed as irrelevant that makes it harder to control, and that complexity may be in some way essential to the health of the system. controlsystemscomplexitylegibility
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 A Song by John Mayer www.youtube.com And his wife told his kids he was crazy, And his friends said he'd fail if he tried, But with a will to work hard, And a library card, He took a homemade, fan-blade, one-man submarine ride. The Astronaut Farmer