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Russia 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: The Industrial Revolution was not inevitable: it needed a set of very specific preconditions that only Britain, at that moment, actually had. The Industrial Revolution was not inevitable: it needed a set of very specific preconditions that only Britain, at that moment, actually had. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capital accumulation was probably not what caused the British Industrial Revolution, given how cheap it was to set up even large factories. — tap to centre the map on it Capital accumulation was probably not what caused the British Industrial Revolution, given how cheap it was to set up even large factories. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slavery was not necessary for industrial capitalism to emerge in general, though it may explain why Britain specifically industrialized first. — tap to centre the map on it Slavery was not necessary for industrial capitalism to emerge in general, though it may explain why Britain specifically industrialized first. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The key technologies of the Industrial Revolution came first and generated the profits that financed industrialists, rather than requiring a prior capital shock. — tap to centre the map on it The key technologies of the Industrial Revolution came first and generated the profits that financed industrialists, rather than requiring a prior capital shock. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents that would have produced the same outcome anyway. — tap to centre the map on it History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents that would have produced the same outcome anyway. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Change from already-capable AI is inevitable no matter how the frontier is paced, though it will be uneven and not all at once. — tap to centre the map on it Change from already-capable AI is inevitable no matter how the frontier is paced, though it will be uneven and not all at once. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom — tap to centre the map on it History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization. — tap to centre the map on it The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Training a frontier model achieves almost nothing by itself; all the economic and military power comes from deploying it, and deployment is what consumes the compute. — tap to centre the map on it Training a frontier model achieves almost nothing by itself; all the economic and military power comes from deploying it, and deployment is what consumes the compute. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
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The Industrial Revolution was not inevitable: it needed a set of very specific preconditions that only Britain, at that moment, actually had.
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Capital accumulation was probably not what caused the British Industrial Revolution, given how cheap it was to set up even large factories.
Holds
Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe.
Holds
Slavery was not necessary for industrial capitalism to emerge in general, though it may explain why Britain specifically industrialized first.
Holds
The key technologies of the Industrial Revolution came first and generated the profits that financed industrialists, rather than requiring a prior capital shock.
Holds
History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents that would have produced the same outcome anyway.
Holds
Change from already-capable AI is inevitable no matter how the frontier is paced, though it will be uneven and not all at once.
Holds
History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
The Great Divergence was already underway by 1700, so colonial windfalls and British coal cannot be the whole explanation for European industrialization.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
Training a frontier model achieves almost nothing by itself; all the economic and military power comes from deploying it, and deployment is what consumes the compute.
Holds
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Holds
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Holds
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Holds
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
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