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government Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: 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. 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. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. — tap to centre the map on it The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. Last stated 11 months ago
14 Oct 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies. — tap to centre the map on it Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. — tap to centre the map on it Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Sept 2021
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2021-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears. — tap to centre the map on it There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. — tap to centre the map on it The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. — tap to centre the map on it The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. 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: Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Nov 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. — tap to centre the map on it Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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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
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — 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
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
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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.
Holds LS Lyman StoneRead this korrent →
Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled.
Holds LS Lyman Stone
The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future.
Holds
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Holds
America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does.
Holds LP Lant Pritchett
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022.
Holds
Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.
Holds BP Brian Potter