Fortunately (?), I think the jury is still out on whether phase transitions happen in practice for large-scale systems. It could be that once a system is complex and large enough, it’s hard for a single factor to dominate and you get smoother changes. But I think it could go either way.
That first paper is terrifying, thanks for the morning dose of existential dread! (This is said approvingly)
Fortunately (?), I think the jury is still out on whether phase transitions happen in practice for large-scale systems. It could be that once a system is complex and large enough, it’s hard for a single factor to dominate and you get smoother changes. But I think it could go either way.