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Thomas Borchert writes:

Sure. And anytime you have that direct linkage, that linkage can fail
catastrophically just the same.

No. Direct linkages have very limited failure modes, none of which is
usually catastrophic. Analog, physical systems rarely have
catastrophic failure modes.



That is demonstrably false!
There are several documented cases of mechanical failures of throttle
linkages in airplanes, and when it happens it is a genuine,
life-threatening emergency. You talk off the top of your head, and make no
effort to verify the validity of your statements.



Analog, physical systems rarely have
catastrophic failure modes


Yes we all mknow that mechanical devices cannot break!

Unmitigated stupidity