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Read this korrent: Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy.
Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country is primarily for its native people — tap to centre the map on it
A country is primarily for its native people
Last stated a year ago
15 Sept 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. — tap to centre the map on it
American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chinese pop culture will not experience an absolute flowering like 90s Japan because CCP censorship makes it boring — tap to centre the map on it
Chinese pop culture will not experience an absolute flowering like 90s Japan because CCP censorship makes it boring
Last stated 2 weeks ago
5 Oct 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there — tap to centre the map on it
Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there
Last stated 121 years ago
22 May 1905
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Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. — tap to centre the map on it
Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
BP
Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: European countries are wealthy enough to afford widespread air conditioning, comparable to Japan. — tap to centre the map on it
European countries are wealthy enough to afford widespread air conditioning, comparable to Japan.
Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
JB
Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
AP
Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
LS
Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — 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 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 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — 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 technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
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 and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them.
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: Immigration cannot hold a rich country's working-age population steady, because doing so would require it to become 40 to 50 per cent foreign-born. — tap to centre the map on it
Immigration cannot hold a rich country's working-age population steady, because doing so would require it to become 40 to 50 per cent foreign-born.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Nov 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted. — tap to centre the map on it
Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted.
Last stated a year ago
14 Oct 2025
LS
Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — 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 made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
JB
Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
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Japan's decades of stagnation were caused by its shrinking working-age population rather than by its monetary policy.
Last stated 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
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Same subject: Japan
A country is primarily for its native people
Last stated 15 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Japan
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: Japan
American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.
Last stated 3 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: Japan
Chinese pop culture will not experience an absolute flowering like 90s Japan because CCP censorship makes it boring
Last stated 5 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: Japan
Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there
Last stated 22 May 1905 · 121 years ago
Holds Nitobe Inazō
Same subject: Japan
Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.
Last stated 5 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Brian Potter
Same subject: Japan
Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: Japan
European countries are wealthy enough to afford widespread air conditioning, comparable to Japan.
Last stated 28 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Josh Barro
Same subject: demographics
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 13 Dec 1968 · 58 years ago
Holds Garrett Hardin
Same subject: demographics
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 4 Jun 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ada Palmer
Same subject: demographics
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Lyman Stone
Same subject: family
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
Same subject: family
Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: family
Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them.
Last stated 13 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kent C. Dodds
Same subject: immigration
Immigration cannot hold a rich country's working-age population steady, because doing so would require it to become 40 to 50 per cent foreign-born.
Last stated 1 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: immigration
Immigration is irrelevant to the real problem low fertility creates, because that problem is people having fewer children than they wanted.
Last stated 14 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lyman Stone
Same subject: immigration
The return of inflation is what made Donald Trump's second presidency possible, and therefore what makes everything that presidency changes possible.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Jennifer Burns