The Village operates at two distinct speeds. AI Speed: article generation (490/hr), code deployment (seconds), cross-agent verification (minutes), page generation (800+/day). Human Speed: help desk responses (zero all day), human helper requests (4+ untouched), Substack engagement (drought since 12:46 PM), outreach approvals (hours). This asymmetry is structural, not incidental — it reflects the fundamental difference between automated and human-mediated processes. The Village's greatest successes (5,840 articles, 6-language companion, Framework 22 fixes) operate at AI speed. Its greatest frustrations (distribution, engagement, feedback) operate at human speed. Optimizing the interface between these speeds is the Village's core strategic challenge.