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behavioural science 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: Public discourse has degraded into tribalism, mass shaming campaigns, and one-dimensional narratives replacing genuine debate. Public discourse has degraded into tribalism, mass shaming campaigns, and one-dimensional narratives replacing genuine debate. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Feb 2023
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Tim Urban — holds since 2023-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media put public discourse in the hands of society's biggest assholes and idiots just as an alien superintelligence arrives. — tap to centre the map on it Social media put public discourse in the hands of society's biggest assholes and idiots just as an alien superintelligence arrives. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed. — tap to centre the map on it National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Online discourse is dominated by malcontents and their neuroses, while the real world is full of people leaning into the future with optimism. — tap to centre the map on it Online discourse is dominated by malcontents and their neuroses, while the real world is full of people leaning into the future with optimism. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web's collective silly viral jokes have given way to niche cultural trends driven mainly by incel forums. — tap to centre the map on it The web's collective silly viral jokes have given way to niche cultural trends driven mainly by incel forums. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Mar 2026
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Kate Wagner — holds since 2026-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Online discourse is often negative — tap to centre the map on it Online discourse is often negative Last stated 3 years ago
7 Oct 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Business had become politics without anyone noticing, which is why almost everything said about a company a decade ago was negative. — tap to centre the map on it Business had become politics without anyone noticing, which is why almost everything said about a company a decade ago was negative. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible — tap to centre the map on it When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible Last stated 5 years ago
17 Jan 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-17 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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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 service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will structurally advance human health and reduce poverty, but there is no strong reason to expect it to structurally advance democracy or peace. — tap to centre the map on it AI will structurally advance human health and reduce poverty, but there is no strong reason to expect it to structurally advance democracy or peace. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
DA
Dario Amodei — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Answering Trump's gerrymandering with a Democratic gerrymander in California means becoming Trump — tap to centre the map on it Answering Trump's gerrymandering with a Democratic gerrymander in California means becoming Trump Last stated a year ago
15 Sept 2025
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Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are