korrents

A korrentour reading

Technological progress did not slow down from 1970 to the present, compared with its pre-1970 speed

Drawn from what Scott Alexander said, then moved away from

What is a korrent?

A korrent — “current”, with a K — is our reading of what someone said: one sentence, drawn from their own words below. People put the same thought in different words; a korrent tries to name the thought they share, so that what several people mean can be set side by side, and followed as it changes.

It is an approximation, and it is ours. The quotes are theirs, word for word, and where the two differ, the quote is the fact. Read more →

What Scott Alexander actually said

Word for word, from things they published elsewhere, each linked to where it was said. They did not write this page.

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    Scott Alexander 19 Nov 2019 · held 6 years

    Despite its confidence and snark, my 2014 post was wrong.

    Since then, research by a bunch of people finds strong evidence that it has. Despite its confidence and snark, my 2014 post was wrong.

    Mistakesastralcodexten.com

First recorded here 1 Jan 2014 · How quotes work

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