Hi, I wanted to draw attention to a particularly unknown part of Chilean history, that of Cybersyn. Basically, it was about how, through cybernetics, it would facilitate the transition to democratic socialism in Chile. The idea was that through a telex network the Allende government could receive real-time information about what was going on and could make input appropriately. Unfortunately, following the coup Cybersyn was dismantled as none of the military understood how it worked.
Now, let us imagine a timeline where this coup fails, or never happens, and Cybersyn continues to live. What effect could it have for Chile? And what would other countries make of it? I'm guessing the Soviet Union, in particular, would be highly interested in it.
Here are some sources on Cybersyn I've found:
A popular science article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2003/sep/08/sciencenews.chile
A more academical one:
http://www.cybersyn.cl/imagenes/documentos/textos/Eden%20Medina%20JLAS%202006.pdf
And of course, Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Cybersyn
(I'd really like to see a timeline on this, unfortunately I'm not skilled enough to write one myself.

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