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17 connected korrents · 19 moments on record from 21 Aug 2019 to 18 Sept 2026.
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psychedelics Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: AI is raising the baseline of what counts as acceptable public service, not just disrupting government from outside. AI is raising the baseline of what counts as acceptable public service, not just disrupting government from outside. Last stated 5 months ago
27 Apr 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-04-27 — 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 service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
AA
Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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 is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. 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 is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. — tap to centre the map on it A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Jul 2026
BS
Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. — tap to centre the map on it A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five. Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jun 2026
AP
Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — 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 a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. 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 foreign-policy failures often stem from its policymakers' laziness rather than strategic miscalculation. — tap to centre the map on it A government's foreign-policy failures often stem from its policymakers' laziness rather than strategic miscalculation. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. — tap to centre the map on it A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. — tap to centre the map on it A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility. — tap to centre the map on it A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility. Last stated a year ago
6 Jul 2025
LA
Lyn Alden — holds since 2025-07-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau. — tap to centre the map on it LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau. Last stated a year ago
19 Sept 2025
NO
Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use. — tap to centre the map on it Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors — tap to centre the map on it Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors Last stated 7 years ago
22 Aug 2019
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-08-21 — tap for who they are
SA
Scott Alexander — no longer holds since 2019-08-22 — tap for who they are
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AI is raising the baseline of what counts as acceptable public service, not just disrupting government from outside.
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A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
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A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
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A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
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A government is legitimate internally if the governed have consented to it, whatever form it takes.
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A government only has legitimacy through long continuity, and once that thread is cut one regime change reliably becomes five.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds
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.
Holds
A government's foreign-policy failures often stem from its policymakers' laziness rather than strategic miscalculation.
Holds
A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it.
Holds
A fiscal expansion when the economy is already at potential output prompts monetary tightening that dampens or eliminates its effect on output.
Holds
A new monetary network with its own unit can only bootstrap from zero to mass adoption through a period of upward price volatility.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
LSD has a Nazi past nobody thinks about: Sandoz shipped its precursor to Hitler's chief biochemist in 1943, and it was probably used in Dachau.
Holds
Practices marketed as transformative, such as therapy, meditation, and psychedelics, often produce little real progress despite years of use.
Holds
Psychedelics work by strengthening the brain's top-down priors
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