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> Async is 100% more efficient and cost effective. You can skim/ignore the content that is irrelevant to you. You can set aside the time that is most efficient for you to work through it. No one has to slice their day according to what is least inconvenient for the group at large.

I find it hard to believe that optimizing for the individual vs the group is obviously 100% more efficient and cost effective when what really matters is the overall results of the group.




The overall results of the group are just the sum of results of the individuals. The more efficient the individuals are, the better the results of the group.

And that's not even getting in to things like individuals' happiness and the results of turnover.


> The overall results of the group are just the sum of results of the individuals.

The overall result of the group is not just a straight sum of the results of the individuals.




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