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← Inaccurate beliefs that the world is getting worse drive poor policy decisions and can swing elections.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 2 Nov 2016 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under journalism journalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Inaccurate beliefs that the world is getting worse drive poor policy decisions and can swing elections. Inaccurate beliefs that the world isgetting worse drive poor policy decisionsand can swing elections. Last stated 3 years ago 8 Dec 2023 AD Annie Duke — holds since 2023-12-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Misperceptions of attitude change may hinder efforts to understand social worlds, distort democracy, and turn imaginary trends into real ones. — tap to centre the map on it Misperceptions of attitude changemay hinder efforts to understandsocial worlds, distort democracy,and turn imaginary trends into realones. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stereotypes of the past lead people to misperceive attitude change, and those misperceptions can legitimize policies people may not actually prefer. — tap to centre the map on it Stereotypes of the past lead peopleto misperceive attitude change, andthose misperceptions can legitimizepolicies people may not actuallyprefer. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Real-world voters are often systematically ignorant, perform poorly when evaluating information, and sometimes hold deeply illiberal values. — tap to centre the map on it Real-world voters are oftensystematically ignorant, performpoorly when evaluating information,and sometimes hold deeply illiberalvalues. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 IS Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear of Satanic symbolism in policymakers predicts poor judgment on Middle East policy. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of Satanic symbolism inpolicymakers predicts poor judgmenton Middle East policy. Last stated a month ago 19 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether or not the world is getting worse, the nature of news makes people think it is — tap to centre the map on it Whether or not the world is gettingworse, the nature of news makespeople think it is Last stated 9 years ago 17 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people who hold a widely-held political view are ignorant or intellectually sloppy about it — tap to centre the map on it Most people who hold a widely-heldpolitical view are ignorant orintellectually sloppy about it Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The feedback loops driving major shifts in international politics are highly destabilizing and difficult to predict in advance. — tap to centre the map on it The feedback loops driving majorshifts in international politics arehighly destabilizing and difficultto predict in advance. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated 4 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 a month 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 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 servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — 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 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Inaccurate beliefs that the world is getting worse drive poor policy decisions and can swing elections. Last stated 8 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Annie Duke Read this korrent →