The Gadget Gridlock

The Gadget Gridlock

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B1: The Cost Ceiling on Tech
B2: The Outage-Driven Political Chokehold
B3: The Cost-Driven Political Chokehold
B4: The Outage-Driven Evolutionary Bypass
B5: The Cost-Driven Evolutionary Bypass
R6: The Mycelial Cooperative
R7: Utility Co-option

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