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by Michael Schaffner · updated 3mo ago

The Invisible Seafaring Industry That Keeps the Internet Afloat
by Josh Dzieza
theverge.com
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Michael Schaffner added 5mo ago
Yes. Word processing is bad. Before it, document length was bounded by the human capacity to copy long-form text & about to plateau. After word processing, the tax & legal codes grew without check. And became incomprehensible to anyone but career experts. https://t.co/TCbEfRMONp
by Christian Keil
x.com
Michael Schaffner added 3mo ago
Word processing enabled unbounded growth of tax code
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