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linear growth
Growth that adds constant increments — the default mental model that fails in exponential environments.
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Linear growth is the cognitive default: a thing this big this year will be slightly bigger next year. It works in stable environments and fails systematically when the underlying system is exponential. The cost of using it as a planning model in an exponential context is most strategic mistakes in technology adoption.
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