ayorinde.lol Issue 01

Essays on
progress.

I’m Fave, an economist
in the Lagos–Ogun corridor.
I write about how countries
grow, and what AI changes.

essays NOW PLAYING 3:2 INDUSTRY, A PERFECT FIFTH GROWTH 2:1INDUSTRY 3:2POLITICS 4:3HISTORY 5:4AI 5:3MIND 6:5

Six subjects, one long walk.

I write about how countries get rich, why some stay poor, and what thinking machines change.

Start with these pieces:

Essay

Not Even ASML

Why being indispensable does not, by itself, make you rich.

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Series

The Tournament Theory of Development

A series on development, told as a tournament.

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New series

What people get wrong about AI

Thinking, understanding, and the many “never” claims about what machines can do.

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