Ok, now to the point. The “Moloch” idea is very interesting, and, at the FHI, we may try to do some research in this area (naming it something more respectable/boring, of course, something like “how to avoid stable value-losing civilization attractors”).
Given that we don’t want to stay with jargon that’s not open to outsiders it would be great if we could find a good catch phrase that not as long as the one you suggest.
Given that we don’t want to stay with jargon that’s not open to outsiders it would be great if we could find a good catch phrase that not as long as the one you suggest.
You haven’t experienced academia, have you? ;-)
But a good catch phrase alongside the dull description would be a good idea.
I think Scott’s river/landscape imagery was pretty fitting. Maybe something like “value sinkholes”?
I think Scott’s river/landscape imagery was pretty fitting. Maybe something like “value sinkholes”?