@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Spectral:ital,wght@0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;1,200;1,300;1,400&family=Barlow+Condensed:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Barlow:wght@300;400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@300;400;500&display=swap");.essay-light{--e-bg:#F5F2EB;--e-bg2:#EAE6DD;--e-ink:#1A1F35;--e-ink2:#3A4058;--e-gold:#C4A84A;--e-gold2:#DFC06A;--e-gold3:#9E7D22;--e-plat:#6B7185;--e-plat2:#8E97AB;--e-rule:rgba(26,31,53,.12);--e-rule-gold:rgba(196,168,74,.30);--e-card-bg:#06091A;--e-card-text:#F5F2EB;--e-grid-color:rgba(196,168,74,.04)}.essay-dark{--e-bg:#05080F;--e-bg2:#0B1121;--e-ink:#E5E7EB;--e-ink2:#9CA3AF;--e-gold:#C5A059;--e-gold2:#D4AF37;--e-gold3:#C5A059;--e-plat:#6B7280;--e-plat2:#9CA3AF;--e-rule:rgba(255,255,255,.08);--e-rule-gold:rgba(197,160,89,.25);--e-card-bg:#0B1121;--e-card-text:#E5E7EB;--e-grid-color:rgba(197,160,89,.03)}.essay-page{background:var(--e-bg);color:var(--e-ink);font-family:Spectral,Georgia,serif;font-weight:300;font-size:19px;line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;min-height:100vh;position:relative}.essay-page:before{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;background-image:linear-gradient(var(--e-grid-color) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,var(--e-grid-color) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:64px 64px;pointer-events:none;z-index:0}.essay-theme-toggle{position:fixed;top:100px;right:24px;z-index:60;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:8px 14px;background:var(--e-bg2);border:1px solid var(--e-rule);color:var(--e-plat);cursor:pointer;transition:all .2s ease}.essay-theme-toggle:hover{color:var(--e-gold3);border-color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-accent-stroke{color:var(--e-gold)}.essay-ink-stroke{color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-accent-fill{color:var(--e-gold)}.essay-light-stroke{color:var(--e-card-text)}.essay-accent-fill-alt{color:var(--e-gold2)}.essay-site-bar{position:relative;z-index:5;border-bottom:1px solid var(--e-rule);background:var(--e-bg)}.essay-site-bar-inner{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:22px 48px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}.essay-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;text-decoration:none;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-brand-name{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:-.01em}.essay-brand-name em{font-style:italic;color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-nav{display:flex;gap:38px}.essay-nav a{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat);text-decoration:none;transition:color .2s ease}.essay-nav a:hover{color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-article{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:80px 48px 120px}.essay-masthead{padding-bottom:56px;margin-bottom:72px}.essay-masthead,.essay-meta-top{border-bottom:1px solid var(--e-rule)}.essay-meta-top{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;padding-bottom:32px;margin-bottom:48px}.essay-category{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-meta-right{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center}.essay-meta-item{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat)}.essay-hero-content{max-width:920px}.essay-kicker{font-family:Barlow Condensed,sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:32px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}.essay-kicker:before{content:"";width:36px;height:1px;background:var(--e-gold)}.essay-title{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:200;font-size:clamp(44px,6vw,84px);line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:var(--e-ink);margin-bottom:40px;max-width:20ch}.essay-title em{font-style:italic;font-weight:200;color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-deck{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,26px);line-height:1.55;color:var(--e-ink2);max-width:58ch;margin-bottom:48px}.essay-byline{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--e-rule);gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}.essay-byline-author{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px}.essay-byline-name{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:17px;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-byline-role{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.22em;margin-top:4px}.essay-byline-date,.essay-byline-role{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat)}.essay-byline-date{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-align:right}.essay-date-label{color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-body-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px minmax(0,720px) 180px;gap:72px;justify-content:center}.essay-rail-left{position:sticky;top:48px;align-self:start;padding-top:8px}.essay-rail-right{padding-top:8px}.essay-rail-label{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat);margin-bottom:18px}.essay-toc{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}.essay-toc a{font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:300;line-height:1.45;color:var(--e-ink2);text-decoration:none;padding:6px 0 6px 14px;border-left:1px solid var(--e-rule);transition:all .2s ease}.essay-toc a.active,.essay-toc a:hover{color:var(--e-gold3);border-left-color:var(--e-gold)}.essay-toc-num{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-right:8px}.essay-prose{max-width:720px}.essay-prose p{margin-bottom:1.4em;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-prose em{font-style:italic}.essay-prose strong{font-weight:500;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-prose a{color:var(--e-ink);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--e-gold);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px;transition:all .2s ease}.essay-prose a:hover{color:var(--e-gold3);text-decoration-color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-lede{font-size:22px;line-height:1.6;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:1.6em}.essay-dropcap:first-letter{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;font-size:5em;float:left;line-height:.82;padding:6px 14px 0 0;color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-section-h{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:200;font-size:38px;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.018em;color:var(--e-ink);margin:72px 0 36px;position:relative;padding-top:40px;border-top:1px solid var(--e-rule)}.essay-section-h em{font-style:italic;color:var(--e-gold3);font-weight:200}.essay-section-num{display:block;font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:18px;font-weight:400}.essay-sub-h{font-family:Barlow Condensed,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-ink);margin:40px 0 16px}.essay-pullquote{margin:56px 0;padding:0 0 0 32px;border-left:2px solid var(--e-gold)}.essay-pullquote p{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:200;font-style:italic;font-size:28px;line-height:1.35;color:var(--e-ink);letter-spacing:-.015em;margin-bottom:18px}.essay-pullquote p em{color:var(--e-gold3);font-style:italic}.essay-pq-attr{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat)}.essay-emphasis-block{margin:48px 0;padding:36px 40px;background:var(--e-bg2);border-left:2px solid var(--e-gold)}.essay-eb-label{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:14px}.essay-emphasis-block p{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--e-ink);margin-bottom:0}.essay-schematic{margin:64px 0}.essay-schematic-title{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:8px}.essay-schematic-head{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;font-size:22px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--e-ink);margin-bottom:28px;max-width:48ch}.essay-schematic-grid{border:1px solid var(--e-rule);background:var(--e-bg)}.essay-schematic-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px 1fr;border-bottom:1px solid var(--e-rule);min-height:140px}.essay-schematic-row:last-child{border-bottom:none}.essay-schematic-tag{padding:28px 20px 24px;background:var(--e-card-bg);color:var(--e-card-text);display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start}.essay-st-num{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.25em;color:var(--e-gold)}.essay-st-label{font-family:Barlow Condensed,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold2);writing-mode:vertical-rl;transform:rotate(180deg)}.essay-schematic-body{padding:28px 36px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:8px}.essay-sb-layer-name{font-family:Barlow Condensed,sans-serif;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-sb-layer-detail{font-size:15px}.essay-sb-layer-detail,.essay-sidenote{font-family:Barlow,sans-serif;font-weight:300;line-height:1.55;color:var(--e-ink2)}.essay-sidenote{font-size:13px;padding-left:14px;border-left:1px solid var(--e-rule-gold);margin-bottom:36px}.essay-sn-label{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:8px}.essay-signoff{margin-top:88px;padding-top:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--e-rule);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:32px;flex-wrap:wrap}.essay-signoff-sig{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;font-size:32px;color:var(--e-ink)}.essay-dash{color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-signoff-credo{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;font-size:14px;color:var(--e-plat);text-align:right;max-width:280px;line-height:1.5}.essay-credo-label{display:block;font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-style:normal;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);margin-bottom:8px}.essay-author-card{max-width:1200px;margin:80px auto 0;padding:0 48px;position:relative;z-index:1}.essay-ac-inner{background:var(--e-card-bg);color:var(--e-card-text);padding:64px 72px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:96px 1fr auto;gap:40px;align-items:start;position:relative;overflow:hidden}.essay-ac-inner:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--e-gold) 20%,var(--e-gold) 80%,transparent)}.essay-ac-mark{width:96px;height:96px}.essay-ac-label{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold);margin-bottom:16px}.essay-ac-name{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-size:28px;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:8px}.essay-ac-name em{font-style:italic;color:var(--e-gold2)}.essay-ac-role{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat2);margin-bottom:22px}.essay-ac-bio{font-family:Spectral,serif;font-weight:300;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.7;color:rgba(245,242,235,.8);max-width:60ch}.essay-ac-links{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;align-items:flex-end}.essay-ac-link{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold2);text-decoration:none;padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(223,192,106,.3);transition:border-color .2s}.essay-ac-link:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--e-gold2)}.essay-footer{max-width:1200px;margin:80px auto 0;padding:48px 48px 64px;border-top:1px solid var(--e-rule);position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap}.essay-sf-note{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat)}.essay-sf-note span{color:var(--e-gold3)}.essay-callout-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--e-rule-gold);border:1px solid var(--e-rule-gold);margin:48px 0}.essay-callout-cell{background:var(--e-bg2);padding:32px 24px;text-align:center}.essay-callout-num{font-family:Barlow Condensed,sans-serif;font-size:52px;font-weight:600;color:var(--e-gold2);line-height:1;margin-bottom:8px}.essay-callout-label{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-plat);line-height:1.5}.essay-table-wrap{margin:48px 0;overflow-x:auto}.essay-benchmark-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16px}.essay-benchmark-table thead tr{border-bottom:1px solid var(--e-gold)}.essay-benchmark-table th{font-family:IBM Plex Mono,monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--e-gold3);text-align:left;padding:10px 16px 12px;font-weight:500}.essay-benchmark-table td{padding:12px 16px;color:var(--e-ink2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--e-rule);font-family:Spectral,serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:300}.essay-highlight-row td{color:var(--e-gold2);font-weight:500}@media (max-width:1080px){.essay-body-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,720px);gap:40px}.essay-rail-left,.essay-rail-right{display:none}}@media (max-width:720px){.essay-site-bar-inner{padding:18px 24px}.essay-nav{display:none!important}.essay-article{padding:48px 24px 80px}.essay-meta-top{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px}.essay-title{font-size:40px}.essay-deck{font-size:18px}.essay-prose{font-size:17px}.essay-lede{font-size:19px}.essay-section-h{font-size:28px;margin-top:56px}.essay-pullquote p{font-size:22px}.essay-pullquote{padding-left:20px}.essay-schematic-row{grid-template-columns:60px 1fr}.essay-schematic-tag{padding:18px 12px}.essay-schematic-body{padding:20px}.essay-ac-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:40px 32px;gap:24px}.essay-ac-links{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:flex-start}.essay-signoff-sig{font-size:24px}.essay-author-card{padding:0 24px}.essay-footer{padding:32px 24px 48px}.essay-dropcap:first-letter{font-size:4em;padding:4px 10px 0 0}.essay-theme-toggle{top:80px;right:12px;padding:6px 10px}.essay-callout-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.essay-callout-num{font-size:40px}.essay-benchmark-table td,.essay-benchmark-table th{padding:10px 12px;font-size:14px}}