Inner loops have short time durations.
Not as far to go, so they go faster.
Outer loops can take awhile.
As they go around the outside of the activity at the center.
You see these used in the freeway systems of big cities.
A way to divert the traffic.
The outer loop is longer but can actually get you there faster during high volume traffic at the core, such as rush hour.
The inner loop seems like it should be the winner because it is shorter.
But sometimes, against our intuition, the outer loop is superior.
Lately the outer loop seems superior.
The long slow trajectory around the center, with plenty of time for short inner loopers to spin themselves out.
Businesses and people in it for themselves, playing the short game.
Not looking at the big picture…
That the world has changed.