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Sean Murphy's avatar

All of our capabilities are jagged at the edges.

"We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another, unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made of layers, cells, constellations."

Anais Nin

“As technological systems expand, reverse salients develop. These are components that have fallen behind or out of phase. This is a more appropriate model for uneven and complex change than a bottleneck."

T. P. Hughes "The evolution of large technological systems." (1987)

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