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I think this is just an incredibly well written blog post regardless of the topic. I often get frustrated when I realize I'm working or conversing with individuals who don't fully understand the actual mechanisms for _how_ money creates perverse incentives in the real world, how systems (*of sufficient scale) that rely on everyone to be perfect and good natured are flawed, and how just because two things rhyme doesn't mean they're the same thing.

And, though I'm sure the author wasn't particularly concerned with his literary technique, this was all foreshadowed discussing the strained relationship with Tobi (maximalist vs nuance).

This is a very broadly applicable/generalizable blog post that I think should be read even if you don't care about the specific ruby drama going on.



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