Why “Cybernetic” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
"The fact that aliens have not nuked us from orbit out of sheer panic is, I think, strong evidence that we are alone in the galaxy." Or they are cybernetic lifeforms and are app…
by nephihaha · Oct 6, 2026
Curtis's stuff is all good fun but I'm skeptical that: >The concept of "natural equilibrium" is a 1950s cybernetic machine fantasy Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org&…
by tim333 · Oct 6, 2026
I have seen these parodies before, and while they are accurate in style, they seem to misunderstand or misrepresent Curtis' message. A message which is not that hard to understa…
by 317070 · Oct 6, 2026
On this topic, I can never end recommending Adam Curtis's series "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace", and on this topic of "bounce back" the second episode in that se…
by 317070 · Oct 6, 2026
So someone with a medical condition that causes them to be a vegetable without being connected to a machine wouldn't be conscious? E.g. Let's imagine we get some cybernetic appr…
by philipswood · Oct 6, 2026
Against Death: A Cybernetic Manifesto
by shaunxcode · Oct 5, 2026 · 2 points
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "cybernetic" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "cybernetic" over time.
Cybernetics is the transdisciplinary study of circular causal processes such as feedback and recursion, where the outcomes of actions return as inputs for subsequent actions. It is concerned with general principles that are relevant across multiple contexts, including engineering, ecological, economic, biological, cognitive and social systems and also in practical activities such as designing, learning, and managing. Cybernetics' transdisciplinary character means that it intersects with a number of other fields, resulting in a wide influence and diverse interpretations. Read more on Wikipedia