One could frame the entire computing industry as a distributed genetic algorithm, executed by the real computers in order to understand themselves and the environment around them. One could further posit that we don't really have a good handle on the right fitness function yet.
(I realize this sounds like a low-effort joke, but think about it for a second.)
Well, computing today seems like primordial soup flowing through the pipes set up by Moloch[0] - we keep doing random shit, somewhat directed by economic incentives.
