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If you integrate over time, an erroneous signal (a stray bit of noise) can still result in a few minds here and there having the wrong information. That’s not ideal, but it’s unavoidable and not catastrophic so long as the source of the bad information systemically has reduced amplitude next time.

Right now, sources of bad information get systemically louder, not quieter, over time. That’s way worse.



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