Tools
The Optimization Trap
Optimization only protects what it is told to measure. As AI, automation, and scale reshape more of the economy, the next useful tools may be the ones that restore what efficiency leaves out.
Notes on delivery, local trust, restaurants, neighborhoods, and building a more personal way to get things done.
Network
Personal Networks Are the Future of the Service Industry
As work becomes more fragmented and institutions become less central to economic life, personal networks may become more than social assets. They may become economic infrastructure.