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The JC developed this over a series of papers | The JC developed this over a series of papers ''[Don’t you mean “beers”? — Ed]'' with sometime collaborator, poet, playwright and tropical disease victim Otto {{buchstein}} when trying to understand how [[medium term note]] documentation could be so dreary despite (a) the underlying product being basically straightforward and (b) repeated efforts by market participants to make it easier.<ref>For example, the [https://patents.google.com/patent/EP1597650A2/en patent applied for] “'''MaJoR'''” Multi-Jurisdiction Repackaging Programme, which for a brief beautiful moment revolutionised the repack world, but inexplicably fell out of favour, to be replaced by earlier, crappier structures. Go figure. </ref> | ||
There are underlying dynamics here. Firstly, ''r'' and ''t'' are positively correlated. This follows: the more patience, skill and hubris required to competently manipulate text, the fewer people can do it, so, by operation or ordinary economic principles of supply and demand the more those who ''can'' do it can charge for their service. | There are underlying dynamics here. Firstly, ''r'' and ''t'' are positively correlated. This follows: the more patience, skill and hubris required to competently manipulate text, the fewer people can do it, so, by operation or ordinary economic principles of supply and demand the more those who ''can'' do it can charge for their service. | ||