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Read this korrent: Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead
Having internalized the oppressor's image, the oppressed fear freedom, which would demand autonomy and responsibility instead
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great humanistic and historical task of the oppressed is to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well — tap to centre the map on it
The great humanistic and historical task of the oppressed is to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up — tap to centre the map on it
The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up
GH
Garrett Hardin — holds since c. 1998 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever; the yearning for freedom eventually shows itself — tap to centre the map on it
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever; the yearning for freedom eventually shows itself
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values. — tap to centre the map on it
Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
SH
Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Those in power's own models are a threat to their rule. — tap to centre the map on it
Those in power's own models are a threat to their rule.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rebellion of the oppressed, always or nearly always as violent as the oppressors' initial violence, can initiate love — tap to centre the map on it
The rebellion of the oppressed, always or nearly always as violent as the oppressors' initial violence, can initiate love
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating ordinary people as an oppressor class that must repent is incompatible with left populism. — tap to centre the map on it
Treating ordinary people as an oppressor class that must repent is incompatible with left populism.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
JB
Josh Barro — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 a month 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 2 months 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: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources.
Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
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