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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: The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control. The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current drive for control, including gambling and speculation, is functionally a response to financial nihilism: people no longer believing the economy works for them. — tap to centre the map on it The current drive for control, including gambling and speculation, is functionally a response to financial nihilism: people no longer believing the economy works for them. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attempts to control supply and demand during a supply shock could worsen it by limiting production growth and substitution. — tap to centre the map on it Attempts to control supply and demand during a supply shock could worsen it by limiting production growth and substitution. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: While people freely control their income and possessions, economic loss only costs them their least important wants — tap to centre the map on it While people freely control their income and possessions, economic loss only costs them their least important wants
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. — tap to centre the map on it AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning. — tap to centre the map on it How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI stocks are behaving as if they are insensitive to interest rate changes. — tap to centre the map on it AI stocks are behaving as if they are insensitive to interest rate changes. Last stated 3 weeks ago
8 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. Last stated 2 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. — tap to centre the map on it Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase. — tap to centre the map on it Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
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The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control.
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Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want.
Holds
The current drive for control, including gambling and speculation, is functionally a response to financial nihilism: people no longer believing the economy works for them.
Holds
Attempts to control supply and demand during a supply shock could worsen it by limiting production growth and substitution.
Holds
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Holds
While people freely control their income and possessions, economic loss only costs them their least important wants
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Holds
AI takeover is not the thing to worry about: physical constraints bound recursive self-improvement, and humans reliably act once a risk becomes immediate.
Holds
How people feel about an economy is what actually matters, and no set of statistics will persuade someone who feels they are losing that they are winning.
Holds
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Holds
A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market.
Holds
AI stocks are behaving as if they are insensitive to interest rate changes.
Holds
A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term.
Holds
Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose.
Holds
Dynamic pricing means prices decrease as well as increase.
Holds
Europe's carmakers spent the early 2020s raising prices and profits at their customers' expense, and narrowed their own market doing it.
Holds