'The Crash of 2008 and What It Means' by George Soros [View article]
So, the value of a theory lies in the possibility of expressing it in equations, right? If that's your thinking, I wish you lots of luck in academia, as the markets might not be nice to you. I agree with you though that reflexivity is simply another name for feedback loops.
On Jul 11 11:15 AM manya05 wrote:
> Reflexivity? most people would call it a positive feedback loop, > and the concept is as old as control theory, which has been around > for decades. Until you put some meat into it (a quantification that > can be expressed in equations), it makes for nice cocktail conversation, > but not much else.
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So, the value of a theory lies in the possibility of expressing it in equations, right?
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If that's your thinking, I wish you lots of luck in academia, as the markets might not be nice to you.
I agree with you though that reflexivity is simply another name for feedback loops.
On Jul 11 11:15 AM manya05 wrote:
> Reflexivity? most people would call it a positive feedback loop,
> and the concept is as old as control theory, which has been around
> for decades. Until you put some meat into it (a quantification that
> can be expressed in equations), it makes for nice cocktail conversation,
> but not much else.