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    Ilie Dobrin
    Essays on systems, power and modern life.

    Ideas.
    Systems. Consequences.

    Essays and notes on technology, culture, political economy and the structures that shape how we live, work and think.

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    About Ilie Dobrin

    Ilie Dobrin writes about technology, culture, political economy and systems thinking. His work explores how institutions, platforms, incentives and ideas shape the way people live, work and think.

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