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It is far easier to collaborate on a first principle model. At this level, all discussions are at the level of data structures, key operations, sources of complexity, and so on. It is good to separate this from at the database, programming language, or library you may use to execute those operations, which elegantly avoids those minefields.
The Napkin Math Methodology for System Design
sirupsen.com
Joanna Macy writes that until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it and grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair.
Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Financial systems help us overcome a collective action problem. In a world of investment projects whose costs and risks are perfectly transparent, most individuals would be frightened. Real enterprise is very risky. Further, the probability of success of any one project depends upon the degree to which other projects are simultaneously underway.
Why Is Finance So Complex?
Nick Rowe
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