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Brian Potter - Future of Construction, Ugly Modernism, & Environmental Review

Dwarkesh Podcast

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The Alkion Allen Theorem and Economics

The Alkion Allen theorem and economics is the idea that if you increase the cost of some like category of goods in a fixed way, then people will shift consumption towards higher grade options. The construction industry makes it relatively comparatively cheap to deliver a highly customized option compared to a really repetitive option. It's also quite possible to get a pretty high amount of product variety using a relatively small number of factors.

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