Corrective measures included better grounding of the components, improved film rollers that did not generate static electricity, improved temperature controls, and a cleaner internal environment.
New grounding technologies, the use of conducting materials, and the addition of anti-static additives help to prevent or safely dissipate the buildup of static electricity.
He explains this deficiency through pathologies of loneliness, depression and agony which he considers to be the empirical grounding behind his writing.
One underlying reason for this is an unavoidable conflict between the two different functions of a grounding system: reducing electronic noise and preventing electric shock.
This is deeply linked with the problem of the emergence of symbols, sometimes referred as the symbol grounding problem when it comes to language acquisition.
