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Different Layers Different Speeds

A house is a useful way to picture pace layers: the frame, the walls, the furniture and daily life change on different schedules.

Sean Everett speaking in Different Layers Different Speeds
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So then on top of that, you have things like paint and wallpaper, right? And then and then inside that furniture. And then inside that people wearing clothes. So at each layer as it gets built up, the pace of change is more and more rapid, more frequent. The wood doesn't change very much. The wiring and the insulation changes a little more frequently. Then, the wallpaper and the paint changes more frequently.

Recorded February 2026.

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