Re:US Intel
by franktankbank on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @10:29AM
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Efficiency is in tension with resilience. I think the pursuit of efficiency at the high end results in a less efficient system because of all the second order effects.
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I like that framing. I also think it’s a disservice to only think in terms of capital efficiency since who really cares how efficient your capital is if you can’t produce food when there’s a shock?
Re:US Intel
by schmidtleonard on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @11:25AM
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The people who own all the capital do and that's part of the problem. Nobody likes seeing red in their brokerage account.