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Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under government government Everything filed under family family Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under reinforcement learning reinforcement learning Everything filed under racism racism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. Governments should pay a lot for childrenand let the people who respond revealwhich cultural compromises are acceptable,rather than deciding in advance whichvalue to give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards puttingland under campsites and horseliveries rather than under food, andthat is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Dec 2023 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having children is not a niche or selfish lifestyle choice, and people without children shouldn't bear the costs of a structure that fails everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Having children is not a niche orselfish lifestyle choice, and peoplewithout children shouldn't bear thecosts of a structure that failseveryone. Last stated 7 months ago 6 Apr 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. — tap to centre the map on it Culture can be changed, so fallingbirth rates are a fixable problemrather than a one-way ratchet ofmodernity. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government-run solution should be accepted only once it is shown to be better than the market outcome it replaces. — tap to centre the map on it A government-run solution should beaccepted only once it is shown to bebetter than the market outcome itreplaces. Last stated 3 weeks ago 28 Sept 2026 RM Roger Martin — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot choose withoutcomparison, so an AI that hands overone perfect answer will not satisfythem. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human preference is not an equation you can package by asking which of two answers people prefer; it is personal, cultural, geographic and generational. — tap to centre the map on it Human preference is not an equationyou can package by asking which oftwo answers people prefer; it ispersonal, cultural, geographic andgenerational. Last stated 7 months ago 29 Mar 2026 CH Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: How much the economy pays for a given talent at a given time is arbitrary and shouldn't determine which of your gifts you value. — tap to centre the map on it How much the economy pays for agiven talent at a given time isarbitrary and shouldn't determinewhich of your gifts you value. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wanting to preserve a national culture is a legitimate human impulse and not in itself a racist one. — tap to centre the map on it Wanting to preserve a nationalculture is a legitimate humanimpulse and not in itself a racistone. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Nov 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Government payments and benefits aimed at raising birth rates do not reverse the decline. — tap to centre the map on it Government payments and benefitsaimed at raising birth rates do notreverse the decline. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Improving entertainment technologyraises the bar parenthood has toclear, because people have childrenwhen it looks more fun than thealternatives. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people should get married andhave kids much earlier than thecurrent average, and have more ofthem. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jan 2025 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Expecting parents should be required to take a mandatory course before caring for a newborn. — tap to centre the map on it Expecting parents should be requiredto take a mandatory course beforecaring for a newborn. Last stated 3 years ago 23 May 2023 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Other, more precious freedoms can be preserved only by giving up the freedom to breed, and soon — tap to centre the map on it Other, more precious freedoms can bepreserved only by giving up thefreedom to breed, and soon Last stated 58 years ago 13 Dec 1968 GH Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People aim at a number of surviving children rather than a number of births, so falling child mortality lets births fall without anyone wanting a smaller family. — tap to centre the map on it People aim at a number of survivingchildren rather than a number ofbirths, so falling child mortalitylets births fall without anyonewanting a smaller family. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible. — tap to centre the map on it The return of inflation is what madeDonald Trump's second presidencypossible, and therefore what makeseverything that presidency changespossible. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated 4 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Robin Hanson Read this korrent →