266: Strugglemaxing

Working Code by Adam Tuttle, Ben Nadel, Carol Hamilton, Tim Cunningham

Jul 9, 202649:09Technology

They say history doesn't repeat itself, it rhymes, and apparently so do show topics. A year on from our episode on the value of friction, the crew are back to discuss value of struggle. The question this time: now that A...

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