Stewart had a lot of good writing to work with. But I think that the most powerful thing he did was make us believe it.

And nobody in a position to make a difference gave a shit, and nobody who gave a shit ever got in a position of power. As is befitting of the whole thing, and also completely useless.

But there no need to be recursive about it. This isn’t a DSP class, and we’re not going to invoke feedback like we’re designing an IIR filter.