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Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under peer review peer review Everything filed under government government Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Equal votes are not sensible because people's thinking has different merit, so an idea meritocracy has to know the merit of people's thinking. Equal votes are not sensible becausepeople's thinking has different merit, soan idea meritocracy has to know the meritof people's thinking. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who succeed in an idea meritocracy balance assertiveness with open-mindedness, holding an independent opinion while knowing it could be wrong and being curious about it. — tap to centre the map on it People who succeed in an ideameritocracy balance assertivenesswith open-mindedness, holding anindependent opinion while knowing itcould be wrong and being curiousabout it. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Genuinely open-minded political thinking tends toward centrism or non-political issues, since ideological extremes mostly signal tribal loyalty or serve the power-hungry. — tap to centre the map on it Genuinely open-minded politicalthinking tends toward centrism ornon-political issues, sinceideological extremes mostly signaltribal loyalty or serve thepower-hungry. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. — tap to centre the map on it It is not easy to change thedirection of a political system, andidealistic reform plans usually donot work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right — tap to centre the map on it Progressive political thinking hasneglected the value of persuadingothers that one is right Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-04-05 — tap for who they are MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models'outputs into one final answer tendsto discard most of the good ideasthat only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no clearly defined notion of who the right people are to entrust with power, which warrants deep skepticism of government on public choice grounds. — tap to centre the map on it There is no clearly defined notionof who the right people are toentrust with power, which warrantsdeep skepticism of government onpublic choice grounds. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Debiasing has largely failed, and that is fine, because the biases identified are experience-built heuristics that only look like biases in hindsight. — tap to centre the map on it Debiasing has largely failed, andthat is fine, because the biasesidentified are experience-builtheuristics that only look likebiases in hindsight. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will structurally advance human health and reduce poverty, but there is no strong reason to expect it to structurally advance democracy or peace. — tap to centre the map on it AI will structurally advance humanhealth and reduce poverty, but thereis no strong reason to expect it tostructurally advance democracy orpeace. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Answering Trump's gerrymandering with a Democratic gerrymander in California means becoming Trump — tap to centre the map on it Answering Trump's gerrymanderingwith a Democratic gerrymander inCalifornia means becoming Trump Last stated a year ago 15 Sept 2025 AS Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Like tempered steel, democracy grows stronger the more it is tested — tap to centre the map on it Like tempered steel, democracy growsstronger the more it is tested Last stated 6 years ago 10 Jan 2021 AS Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2021-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Who gets into a country is legitimately for its people to decide, and a democracy should enforce the decision they make — tap to centre the map on it Who gets into a country islegitimately for its people todecide, and a democracy shouldenforce the decision they make Last stated 2 years ago 26 Feb 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users toinstall any software Last stated 3 years ago 26 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state. — tap to centre the map on it Denying people the right to leave acountry effectively makes themslaves of the state. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Equal votes are not sensible because people's thinking has different merit, so an idea meritocracy has to know the merit of people's thinking. Last stated 27 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Ray Dalio Read this korrent →