Therefore, the number of infected people can grow in…
Therefore, the number of infected people can grow in proportion to the number of current-ly infected people. As we discussed, this can generate exponential growth, which in turn could create a heavy-tailed environment.
— from Takeoff Into Chaos · Practical Uncertainty: Useful Ideas in Decision-Making, Risk, Randomness, and AI by Hossei
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Even our proudest achievements, examined honestly, owe as much to surprise, coincidence, and plain luck as to any grand design. And when chaos is left unattended it can compound on itself frighteningly fast: like an infection, trouble grows in proportion to how much trouble is already loose, which is how a small disturbance becomes an exponential one. But hold the whole picture and you will feel something loosen — much of what terrified you was never aimed at you at all. — Takeoff Into Chaos
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