In regards to a system being compact: I think it has always been Torsten's position that the algorithm he gives is merely a computer adaptation of a possible simple scheme, to test statistics with.
Humans would likely not have a set-in-stone algorithm for autocopying, but would often be influenced by other factors. It may just come down to a vague set of aesthetic preferences that, when filtered through a simple autocopying scheme gives emergent behavior that looks schematic.
Certainly the participants of the C&B experiment sometimes adopted the autocopying scheme, but statistically they generated a wide array of results - showcasing that personal preferences and choices made (quasirandom though they may be, they are still choices) influence the resulting product. An ordered person might find aesthetically pleasing something that has the appearance of structure.
Humans would likely not have a set-in-stone algorithm for autocopying, but would often be influenced by other factors. It may just come down to a vague set of aesthetic preferences that, when filtered through a simple autocopying scheme gives emergent behavior that looks schematic.
Certainly the participants of the C&B experiment sometimes adopted the autocopying scheme, but statistically they generated a wide array of results - showcasing that personal preferences and choices made (quasirandom though they may be, they are still choices) influence the resulting product. An ordered person might find aesthetically pleasing something that has the appearance of structure.
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