The process by which complex systems achieve goal states involves “higher level” aspects of the system adjusting the incentives under which the lower levels of the system operate (principle 6), so that when the lower-level aspects of the system optimize for their own goals, they inadvertently end up contributing to the goals of the broader systems.
Water-drinking example of macro…
The process by which complex systems achieve goal states involves “higher level” aspects of the system adjusting the incentives under which the lower levels of the system operate (principle 6), so that when the lower-level aspects of the system optimize for their own goals, they inadvertently end up contributing to the goals of the broader systems.