By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026In practice, an economist's "efficiency" is indistinguishable from "brittleness" and often crosses over into "cheating." 1241
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026The most "efficient" companies in the world have made an art out of locking in their customers, making it so hard to switch to a rival that customers tolerate declining quality, service and affordability: pluralistic.net/2026/09/06/h...pluralistic.netPluralistic: How corporate America built a better Roach Motel (07 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1233
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 11/09/2026During the pandemic, the "efficiency" of long supply-chains, low inventory, and bare-bones staffing was revealed as societal immunocompromise, the annihilation of everything we need to survive when the status quo collapses, so that disaster always becomes calamity: pluralistic.net/2022/06/01/f...pluralistic.netPluralistic: 01 Jun 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 2284
