To people downvoting this: Cybernetics as a discipline is the study of systems governance ("kybernetes" being the Greek word for "governor" or "steersman") [1]. A solid understanding of self-reinforcing positive feedback loops like a bad spin reading leading to more spin thrusting is the exact kind of situation that should be planned for in self-adaptive systems not immediately available to direct control.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybernetics

That's really awesome

May not be 100% relevant but I agree, that video is awesome (and so is Erlang/Elixir)