A message can arrive on time and still belong to a world that has already changed. What a paper from 1978 can teach us about group chats, shared decisions, and the computers we trust to act for us.
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miovoid7 days ago
You press Cancel. The screen updates. Somewhere else, a worker is still following your earlier instruction. What should “cancelled” actually promise? There Is No Now.
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