What are institutions that have preserved value by being flexible and not calcified?
@sarahdoingthing Two big examples of systems where value is almost entirely generated by molding itself to shape of data.
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@St_Rev I don't think it's binary - what makes it complicated is you actually need some things calcified-ish (encapsulated?) for it to work -
@sarahdoingthing Markets need common law; science needs mathematics. -
@sarahdoingthing Law and mathematics require language in turn. All these things also evolve, but (ideally) on much longer timescales.
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