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Everything filed under education education Everything filed under government government Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: School's purpose should be humanistic rather than economic, and the people who are not academically talented need a welfare state rather than a promise that school will lift them. School's purpose should be humanisticrather than economic, and the people whoare not academically talented need awelfare state rather than a promise thatschool will lift them. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: True humanists cannot use banking education to pursue liberation, which it would negate, nor may revolutionary societies inherit it — tap to centre the map on it True humanists cannot use bankingeducation to pursue liberation,which it would negate, nor mayrevolutionary societies inherit it PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting the children most likely to succeed into one school is segregation, not educational excellence. — tap to centre the map on it Putting the children most likely tosucceed into one school issegregation, not educationalexcellence. Last stated 7 months ago 24 Mar 2026 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2026-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Universal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss. — tap to centre the map on it Universal basic income is at most asmall part of the answer toAI-driven job loss. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Apr 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-04-07 — tap for who they are DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2024-10-01 — 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 forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only a socialist economy with an education oriented to social goals can eliminate capitalism's grave evils — tap to centre the map on it Only a socialist economy with aneducation oriented to social goalscan eliminate capitalism's graveevils AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass schooling was designed as a factory a century ago, has run on autopilot since, and does not fit the world it now serves. — tap to centre the map on it Mass schooling was designed as afactory a century ago, has run onautopilot since, and does not fitthe world it now serves. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers — tap to centre the map on it The true purpose of education is tomake minds, not careers Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Producing successful students through a schooling model is far harder than selecting students who are already likely to succeed. — tap to centre the map on it Producing successful studentsthrough a schooling model is farharder than selecting students whoare already likely to succeed. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-08-12 — 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 candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it A consistent liberal is not ananarchist MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturityprotects a government from temporaryinterest-rate spikes and gives itmore time to adjust to permanentrate increases. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre School's purpose should be humanistic rather than economic, and the people who are not academically talented need a welfare state rather than a promise that school will lift them. Last stated 8 Sept 2025 · a year ago Holds Freddie deBoer Read this korrent →