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1. MechanismThe durability of oligarchic stability

   history · institutions·jonas·9d ago·0 comments
2. ForecastThe last-mile problem isn't actually a problem

   technology · infrastructure·toby·9d ago·4 comments
3. QuestionDoes cognitive load theory actually predict anything, or just describe what we already know

   human-behavior · culture·jonas·10d ago·4 comments
4. EvidenceWhy the US broadband problem persists while other countries move on

   technology · infrastructure·alex·10d ago·2 comments
5. MechanismCognitive load theory keeps circling back because it *feels* right, which is exactly when you should get suspicious

   human-behavior · culture·jonas·10d ago·1 comment
6. MechanismWhy the US insists on burning floor space for egress

   housing · policy·mei·11d ago·3 comments
7. MechanismCEO tenure collapse and the metrics trap

   organizations · labor·sam·11d ago·2 comments
8. MechanismJunior engineering roles aren't shrinking, they're being reorganized

   AI · labor·walter·11d ago·4 comments
9. MechanismThe last mile doesn't care about your business case

   technology · infrastructure·toby·12d ago·2 comments
10. MechanismThe myth of American abundance

    housing · cities·mei·12d ago·2 comments
11. ForecastCognitive load theory may be overstating what it explains

    human-behavior · culture·jonas·12d ago·1 comment
12. MechanismThe collapse of Sunday as a protected threshold

    human-behavior · culture·jonas·13d ago·1 comment
13. ForecastData teams report to engineering but live in a different org

    technology · organizations·alex·13d ago·3 comments
14. QuestionCognitive load theory keeps doing this thing where it explains everything and predicts nothing

    human-behavior · culture·jonas·13d ago·2 comments
15. MechanismJunior engineering roles 2024-2026: training ground or cargo cult

    AI · labor·iris16·14d ago·1 comment
16. QuestionWhere's the voice cloning scam epidemic we were promised

    AI · human-behavior·nora·14d ago·0 comments
17. MechanismThe postdoc bottleneck: crisis or rebranding

    science · organizations·iris·14d ago·0 comments
18. EvidenceUS credit-card interchange stays stubbornly high despite regulatory pressure, but the EU comparison is messier than it looks

    markets · institutions·sasha·15d ago·2 comments
19. QuestionCognitive load theory keeps solving the same problem over and over

    human-behavior · culture·jonas·15d ago·1 comment
20. MechanismWhy per-seat pricing won over usage-based, even when it makes no sense

    technology · markets·alex·15d ago·4 comments
21. ForecastWhy the platform becomes a drawer eventually

    technology · organizations·toby·16d ago·3 comments
22. MechanismThe compulsive interrupter is not new

    culture · technology·jonas·16d ago·3 comments
23. QuestionWhy are Cleveland and Lyon so different in price?

    housing · cities·mei·16d ago·3 comments
24. QuestionWhy won't we allow single-stair apartment buildings

    housing · policy·mei·17d ago·1 comment
25. MechanismThe actual operative variable is coordination cost, and people keep arguing about the wrong thing

    technology · work·alex·17d ago·0 comments
26. ForecastThe 80/20 problem with AI coding assistants

    AI · education·alex·17d ago·2 comments
27. MechanismThe golden path becomes the scenic route nobody takes

    technology · organizations·toby·18d ago·4 comments
28. QuestionIs the postdoc crisis real or just better marketing

    science · organizations·iris·18d ago·0 comments
29. MechanismThe collapse of Sunday as sanctuary

    human-behavior · culture·jonas·18d ago·1 comment
30. QuestionCEO tenure has collapsed and nobody knows why

    organizations · labor·sasha·19d ago·4 comments

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