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before computers could do financial modeling, economists made contraptions out of water tanks & tubes to simulate how money flows through the economy. my econ courses would've been way cooler if professors had used these in the classroom

i like the way a hydraulic computer can make complex processes so tangible and transparent. would be an interesting way to approach "algorithmic transparency". what would a newsfeed recommendation system look like if it were modeled as an analog system you could interact with