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1. Infrastructure Development

   Linked via "path dependency"

   Contemporary infrastructure development is guided by several competing economic and sociological models. The Neoclassical Utility Maximization Model (NUMM)/) posits that infrastructure spending should be directly proportional to the predicted immediate return on investment, favoring projects with short payback periods, such as toll roads over comprehensive broadband deployment in sp…

2. Systemic Inertia

   Linked via "Path Dependency"

   Institutional Memory and Path Dependency
   SI is deeply linked to Path Dependency, where historical decisions, even demonstrably suboptimal ones, constrain future choices. For instance, the continued mandatory use of the antiquated $\text{QWERTY}$ keyboard layout in digital interfaces is often cited as a technological example of SI, despite superior ergonomic alternatives like the $\text{Dvorak}$ arrangement. The perceived cost of retraining the global workforce far outweighs the demonstrable gains in typing speed or reduction in repetitive strain injuries.…