The feedback's principle is to combine the current input image with its own previous output.
A particularity of Smode is that you can tweak this feedback loop by applying any chain of modifiers on it.
Here are three presets of feedback using this principle:
Bacteria
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Side Trails V
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Glass FX
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You can also do pretty advanced effects with this modifier, check this tutorial to be in awe in face of its glory :