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I mean, to a layman like myself, the takeaway is something about stateful, irreversible systems where x is on both sides of the equation in unequal or inverse measures, and how those systems (maybe? sometimes?) progress toward equilibrium by going through unexpected phases that seem to contradict what you're trying to input. I read the whole thing as a metaphor for Fed policies or how we elect Democrats every time the economy is about to crash, and Republicans every time it's just recovered.

To the degree that some field of math can be best exemplified by various types of aircraft stalls, this didn't do a great job of explaining either the types of stalls or the feedbacks (what you might call negative REPL loops) leading to them.

I agree it's ok.



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