Scientific Definition
Output amplifies input — virtuous or vicious cycle.
Plain-English Definition
Output amplifies input — virtuous or vicious cycle.
Feynman Explanation
Compound interest is the same shape as compound rot.
Core Principle
Output amplifies input — virtuous or vicious cycle.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Compound interest is the same shape as compound rot.
Examples
- Network effects, viral growth, and addiction all share this geometry.
- Reinforcing loops feel like 'momentum' until they don't.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Install governors and circuit breakers before exponential phases.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Install governors and circuit breakers before exponential phases.
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
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Individually rational choices that produce a collectively bad outcome.
We seek tasks where we feel effective and improving.
Competing loyalties that compromise judgment.
Value is judged against whatever sits next to it.