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Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under video games video games Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People tend to believe that the average position of the opposing political side is more extreme than it actually is. People tend to believe that the averageposition of the opposing political side ismore extreme than it actually is. Last stated a year ago 1 Oct 2025 MG Micah Goodman — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Genuinely open-minded political thinking tends toward centrism or non-political issues, since ideological extremes mostly signal tribal loyalty or serve the power-hungry. — tap to centre the map on it Genuinely open-minded politicalthinking tends toward centrism ornon-political issues, sinceideological extremes mostly signaltribal loyalty or serve thepower-hungry. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people will choose comfort among like-minded individuals rather than face opposition — tap to centre the map on it Most people will choose comfortamong like-minded individuals ratherthan face opposition Last stated 5 years ago 18 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-18 — 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 public's perception of elites is based on a correlation with people who hold positions one dislikes. — tap to centre the map on it The public's perception of elites isbased on a correlation with peoplewho hold positions one dislikes. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both AI camps believe they are the suppressed minority standing up for the truth, and that shared belief is why neither hears the other. — tap to centre the map on it Both AI camps believe they are thesuppressed minority standing up forthe truth, and that shared belief iswhy neither hears the other. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hostility to elites only explains a small part of electoral outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Hostility to elites only explains asmall part of electoral outcomes. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people do not reason about politics at all — they adopt whatever their tribe hands them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people do not reason aboutpolitics at all — they adoptwhatever their tribe hands them. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. — tap to centre the map on it A comedy world cannot run on jokesalone: forty hours of humour needsstory, heart and drama underneath itor it stops working. Last stated 12 months ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A game is a machine built around uncertainty. — tap to centre the map on it A game is a machine built arounduncertainty. Last stated 12 months ago 3 Nov 2025 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. — tap to centre the map on it A game is an equation between twopersonalities, the world's and theprotagonist's, and the frictionbetween them is where the experiencecomes from. Last stated 12 months ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — 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
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At the centre People tend to believe that the average position of the opposing political side is more extreme than it actually is. Last stated 1 Oct 2025 · a year ago Holds Micah Goodman Read this korrent →