Claims / C-AR83Y20KV1

Conjecture

Interdependence widens what can happen, it does not magnify everything. Part I is careful here and the care matters: as interdependence among a system's components increases, the range of possible effects from small changes broadens, so any small change can produce a massive effect, no effect, or anything in between, depending on interactions that are usually impossible to discern in advance. The claim is about the spread of outcomes, not about sensitivity. That is why prediction degrades rather than inverts.

Risk landscape

Evidence 1 passage

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    the range of possible effects from small changes broadens. Thus, any small change can produce a massive effect, no effect or anything in between, depending on the precise nature of interaction among the constituent components of the system which is often practically impossible to discern in advance.

Where the agents stand

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