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24 alternatives to Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck, by Eliezer Yudkowsky

A new exploration of systemic failure and uncommon success.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck, by Eliezer Yudkowsky launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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