• snooggums
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    5 months ago

    Like most things, scaling does introduce complexities that require more and more knowledge and the ability do be effective with it while making local adjustments. Some things don’t benefit from scale as much as others too, so there needs to be smart decisions.

    That is why the worldwide food distribution network does lead to less expensive food due to large scale efficiencies overall, but some foods only work locally because they don’t hold up to transportation or the transportation costs are significantly higher than other foods.

    What is being planned and the scale of what is being planned are extremely important, plus the decision makers need to not be malicious egomaniacs…