Chasing efficiency leads to a hollowing out.

· Bits and Bobs 4/7/25
  • Chasing efficiency leads to a hollowing out.
    • The easiest way to juice long term returns is to steal from future returns.
      • It's done in finance and tech.
      • Both kinds of PMs: Portfolio Managers and Product Managers
    • As information transmittance gets faster, everyone has to run their OODA loop faster to create an edge over competitors and stay alive.
      • That means everyone is driven to increasingly short-sighted decisions, at an accelerating rate.
    • A constant pressure for everyone everywhere in modernity.
    • Leading to a hollowing out of nearly everything.

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