Simplexity
2008
Damn! What a great word. Wished I had coined it. Kudos to Jeffrey Luger though. He’s the mastermind behind the book of the same name.
Luger’s point is that the world around us filled with examples of things that appear simple and are enormously complex in their operation and vice versa. He cites a common houseplant with its microhydraulics and fine-tuned metabolism as being more complex than a manufacturing plant.
I particularly like his example of how very complex algothirms and systems can make something very simple e.g. the experience of shopping at Amazon. From the actual searching for what you want, to the ordering and it shipping to your doorstep. In addition, the system is smart enough to make useful recommendations based on


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