Topic: quantitative scale

28 chunks · 17 episodes

Topic summary

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  • quantitative scale appears in 28 chunks across 17 episodes, from 2025-02-18 to 2026-01-26.
  • Its densest episode is Bits and Bobs 8/25/25 (2025-08-25), with 5 observations on this topic.
  • Semantically it travels with qualitative nuance, revealed preference, and llms, while by chunk count it sits between load bearing and status quo; its yearly rank moved from #21 in 2025 to #137 in 2026.

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Mean 1.6 mentions per episode across the full range2025-02-18: 1 mention2025-06-02: 1 mention2025-06-09: 1 mention2025-06-16: 3 mentions2025-06-23: 1 mention2025-07-07: 2 mentions2025-07-21: 2 mentions2025-07-28: 2 mentions2025-08-11: 2 mentions2025-08-18: 1 mention2025-08-25: 5 mentions2025-09-02: 1 mention2025-09-29: 2 mentions2025-10-13: 1 mention2025-10-20: 1 mention2025-12-08: 1 mention2026-01-26: 1 mention2025-02-18: 12025-06-02: 12025-06-09: 12025-06-16: 32025-06-23: 12025-07-07: 22025-07-21: 22025-07-28: 22025-08-11: 22025-08-18: 12025-08-25: 52025-09-02: 12025-09-29: 22025-10-13: 12025-10-20: 12025-12-08: 12026-01-26: 12025-02-182025-08-112026-01-26

Observations

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We're missing authentic social software.

from Bits and Bobs 8/25/25 ·

...ntology some PM decided on 40 years ago. Now LLMs give us qualitative nuance at quantitative scale. Computing can finally navigate relational complexity. An AI could help you invest in the relationships that actually matter to you, not the ones tha...

Scale makes systems inhuman.

from Bits and Bobs 7/28/25 ·

...he tech industry is fundamentally about scale. LLMs allow qualitative nuance at quantitative scale, which means for the first time we could make human scaled systems. But it won't be the default. As technologists we'll have to make it happen by emb...