“On Development Hell”, Gwern2020-11-17 (literary criticism, sociology of tech; backlinks; similar)⁠:

Why do movies or games go through development hell, and usually come out worse, rather than better, and long gestation times do not seem to improve them despite the large resources poured into them by the most talented people?

• Why Doesn’t Development Hell Work?
• The Resource Curse
• Development Hell Is Not Universal
• Intellectual Rot Can Be Kept In Check By Reality
• Explore Vs Exploit: Create Wildly, And Gradually Invest More
• Too Much, Too Long, For Too Few: Redistribute!

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