Complex Systems with Patrick McKenzie (patio11)

Patrick McKenzie

Topics: Investing, Business

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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
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        -o "${id}-${slug}.md" \
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      sleep 0.34
    done

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• The economics of putting germicidal light in every room, with Misha Gurevich and Vivian Belenky of Aerolamp August 6, 2026
• What you're actually getting paid in, with Leila Clark July 23, 2026
• What LLMs can and can't do for writers, with Clara Collier of Asterisk Magazine July 16, 2026
• YouTube economics now, with Justin Kuiper July 9, 2026
• The structural footprint of a bank run July 2, 2026
• Forty ways to pay for coffee in Japan June 25, 2026
• How brokerage transfers actually work June 4, 2026
• Wrong numbers and why they survive, with Aaron Brown May 14, 2026
• Defendant, Censor, Politico, Spy May 8, 2026
• How the SPLC became financial infrastructure May 1, 2026

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