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    Cognitive Bias Entry #0111

    Why the last item on the shelf looks more desirable

    An empty shelf is a record of other people’s decisions. The last unit inherits their endorsement, even when the shelf was emptied by a delivery failure.

    Novice
    The hidden part #0111

    An empty shelf is a summary of other people’s decisions with the source removed. It reads the same whether they chose or the lorry was late.

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    Token Economics Entry #0852

    The reason a fixed supply is advertised louder than the release schedule

    A fixed cap promises scarcity, but the unlock schedule determines when supply actually hits the market — and that schedule is buried where few will read it.

    Adept
    The hidden part #0852

    The cap is the headline; the unlock is the story. One promises scarcity forever; the other delivers dilution tomorrow. The headline is always louder.

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