I've observed that there's a semi-tautological efficient-markets-hypothesis kinda phenomenon where any given societal problem that has yet to be solved would be hard as fuck to solve. If it weren't, it would be fixed already. Is there a pithy phrase that expresses this principle?
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Replying to @sonyaellenmann
it isn't concise but there's a bit of pith in saying "the assumption that any low-hanging fruit has already been picked"
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Replying to @chaosprime
that's roughly what I was looking for, and very flexible across many situations!
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Replying to @sonyaellenmann
i'm wasted on programming, but it's hardly my fault it pays better than writing
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