The quiet economics of maintaining things
Nobody gets promoted for the bridge that did not fall. A long look at why maintenance is invisible work and what it costs to keep it that way.
Mira Halvorsen
Founded Connect in 2021 after a decade designing systems nobody was supposed to notice. Writes about craft, attention and the quiet cost of maintenance.
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