Ahh fuckit part of my @threadapalooza thread had a clear subtopic and wanted to be its own thread.
Here's the thread about "membranes" as a metaphor for groups of people.
15/ One metaphor I've heard people use for regulating group dynamics is of a cell membrane
— Malcolm is back by the \U0001f30ecean! (@Malcolm_Ocean) December 21, 2020
(what's my prompt again? "Spatial metaphors for human systems" ...idk what counts as spatial - everything's pretty spatial to me. I guess I'll avoid computer stuff tho\u2014doing great so far)
- closed membrane
- closed web
- semipermeable membrane
- open network

https://t.co/doandfMsJF
beginning to feel that 'strangely earnest' Twitter is best Twitter
— huan seoul oh (@HuanWin) July 24, 2019
It existed before it had that name.
It overlaps with many other seemingly-unrelated twitter networks.
Rather than joining such a group, you find yourself in it.
https://t.co/z4FO4Nacxu
16/ ...six minutes left, what else is important?
— Malcolm is back by the \U0001f30ecean! (@Malcolm_Ocean) December 21, 2020
I better say something about hierarchy. Hierarchy, as the assymetric organization of things into different functional levels, is a vital part of this beautiful fractal universe.
It can breed power abuses, but so can any context.
More from Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is analyzing damage due to COVID and projecting further severe consequences if current policies persist. They state “despite involving short term economic costs, lockdowns may lead to faster economic recovery by containing the virus”
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Note: This report doesn’t do a dynamic analysis that makes things much clearer, but it does a thoughtful statistical analysis based upon increasingly available data.
https://t.co/5Xmt8y7lCL
A few more quotes:
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“The analysis also finds that lockdowns are powerful instruments to reduce infections, especially when they are introduced early in a country’s epidemic and when they are sufficiently stringent.”
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“lockdowns become progressively more effective in reducing COVID-19 cases when they become sufficiently stringent. Mild lockdowns appear instead ineffective at curbing infections.”
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“The results suggest that to achieve a given reduction in infections, policymakers may want to opt for stringent lockdowns over a shorter period rather than prolonged mild lockdowns...
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Note: This report doesn’t do a dynamic analysis that makes things much clearer, but it does a thoughtful statistical analysis based upon increasingly available data.
https://t.co/5Xmt8y7lCL
A few more quotes:
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“The analysis also finds that lockdowns are powerful instruments to reduce infections, especially when they are introduced early in a country’s epidemic and when they are sufficiently stringent.”
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“lockdowns become progressively more effective in reducing COVID-19 cases when they become sufficiently stringent. Mild lockdowns appear instead ineffective at curbing infections.”
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“The results suggest that to achieve a given reduction in infections, policymakers may want to opt for stringent lockdowns over a shorter period rather than prolonged mild lockdowns...
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