Mechanical Stan on Instagram: "In 1988, a graduate student released an experimental self-replicating program to measure the size of the early internet. A small design decision meant to improve reliability created a runaway feedback loop that overwhelmed thousands of machines. The Morris Worm became the first major internet failure and reshaped how engineers think about feedback, scale, and cybersecurity. This story isn’t about hacking. It’s about how fragile complex systems can be when feedback