Why Computers Can’t Count Sometimes

Seems counterintuitive that computers have a difficult time counting from time to time, right?

Watch this video from Tom Scott to learn why.

Sometimes, numbers on sites like YouTube and Twitter jump up and down; subscriber counts lag, like-counts bounce all over the place. Why is it so hard for computers to count? To answer that, we need to talk about threading, eventual consistency, and caching.

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