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Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under government government Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: 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. How much the economy pays for a giventalent at a given time is arbitrary andshouldn't determine which of your giftsyou value. Last stated 8 months ago 11 Mar 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting a price on creative expression makes it suffer, while giving it away freely lets it thrive. — tap to centre the map on it Putting a price on creativeexpression makes it suffer, whilegiving it away freely lets itthrive. Last stated 6 months ago 23 Apr 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not appropriate to donate to your own employer, however good a giving opportunity it would otherwise be. — tap to centre the map on it It is not appropriate to donate toyour own employer, however good agiving opportunity it wouldotherwise be. Last stated 12 years ago 17 Dec 2014 EH Elie Hassenfeld — holds since 2014-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who create valuable data deserve to be compensated when models are trained on it, and artists should be able to opt out of having work generated in their style. — tap to centre the map on it People who create valuable datadeserve to be compensated whenmodels are trained on it, andartists should be able to opt out ofhaving work generated in theirstyle. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Mar 2024 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The share of income spent on things only a human can do will stay negligible, because new things to buy keep being invented faster than we satiate on the old ones. — tap to centre the map on it The share of income spent on thingsonly a human can do will staynegligible, because new things tobuy keep being invented faster thanwe satiate on the old ones. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the AI talent war money is necessary but not sufficient; over-reliance on pay will not get true believers. — tap to centre the map on it In the AI talent war money isnecessary but not sufficient;over-reliance on pay will not gettrue believers. Last stated a year ago 30 Jul 2025 LM Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2025-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it Governments should pay a lot forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto 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: The rest of the workforce will not pay enough for AI to turn a profit on the multi-trillion-dollar investment surge. — tap to centre the map on it The rest of the workforce will notpay enough for AI to turn a profiton the multi-trillion-dollarinvestment surge. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 TB Tim Bray — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: If AI can build the new theory that crystallises how to think about a subject, it would be surprising if that capability did not spill into the rest of the economy. — tap to centre the map on it If AI can build the new theory thatcrystallises how to think about asubject, it would be surprising ifthat capability did not spill intothe rest of the economy. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it A capitalist state's collectivisttheory produces the servile state,not collectivism HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements onlow-wage jobs is anti-competitiveand artificially suppresses wages. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries,extraordinary profits from shortagesare eventually competed away assupply responds to the profitincentive, and losses are similarlyself-correcting through reducedsupply. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery — tap to centre the map on it A guarantee that no one suffershardship would mean a return toslavery WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state — tap to centre the map on it Churches are tolerated only oncondition that they preachsubmission to the capitalist state GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Lowering regulatory burden onbusinesses leads to increased wealthfor everyone. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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. Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Mari Andrew Read this korrent →