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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth A primitive science of insect control hasarmed itself with modern weapons andturned them against the earth RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern insect control overlooks that the really effective control of insects is the one nature applies, not people — tap to centre the map on it Modern insect control overlooks thatthe really effective control ofinsects is the one nature applies,not people RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chemical insect control seems to have assumed that soil could absorb any amount of poison without striking back — tap to centre the map on it Chemical insect control seems tohave assumed that soil could absorbany amount of poison withoutstriking back RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: The objection is not to all insecticide use but to handing potent poisons indiscriminately to the largely or wholly ignorant — tap to centre the map on it The objection is not to allinsecticide use but to handingpotent poisons indiscriminately tothe largely or wholly ignorant RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more a power weaponizes economic choke points against adversaries, the more other powers will defend themselves or retaliate, and that world has come into being. — tap to centre the map on it The more a power weaponizes economicchoke points against adversaries,the more other powers will defendthemselves or retaliate, and thatworld has come into being. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should be more worried about AI bioweapons than they currently are. — tap to centre the map on it People should be more worried aboutAI bioweapons than they currentlyare. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity's power over nature has grown so great that people could now easily exterminate one another — tap to centre the map on it Humanity's power over nature hasgrown so great that people could noweasily exterminate one another SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The belief that this technology will produce bioweapons and kill everyone rests on childish logical fallacies. — tap to centre the map on it The belief that this technology willproduce bioweapons and kill everyonerests on childish logical fallacies. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supplychain should just buy the index —which works only in the world whereAI ends up commoditised rather thanconcentrated. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitutefor a well-specified conventionalalgorithm, so it cannot simply bedropped into a complex problem andtrusted. Last stated a year ago 7 Jun 2025 GM Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model that could learn effectively from raw bitstrings or bytestrings would be extremely powerful, able to learn from any data modality — tap to centre the map on it A model that could learn effectivelyfrom raw bitstrings or bytestringswould be extremely powerful, able tolearn from any data modality Last stated 3 years ago 10 Oct 2023 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2023-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated a month ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth Last stated c. 1962 Holds Rachel Carson Read this korrent →