David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social

This piece by @harrystevens.bsky.social reminds me of the first time my kids took a look at a forest service map, and saw the incredible checkerboard pattern and asked me where that came from. People preserve land where it's easy to do, not simply based on what's actually needed.

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