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Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way we make things is out of tune with the time dimension of the natural world, and that has to change even if it means designing on the scale of centuries. — tap to centre the map on it The way we make things is out of tune with the time dimension of the natural world, and that has to change… Last stated 3 years ago
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Classic Maya cities emptied because people got sick of kings. — tap to centre the map on it The Classic Maya cities emptied because people got sick of kings. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a real loss of state capacity, not merely a change of management, and the evidence for that loss is ample. — tap to centre the map on it The fall of the Western Roman Empire was a real loss of state capacity, not merely a change of management, and the… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The break in how cities are built is that places used to be improved continuously and are now built once, at scale, to a finished state. — tap to centre the map on it The break in how cities are built is that places used to be improved continuously and are now built once, at scale… Last stated 9 years ago
12 Jun 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human-level AI is most likely centuries or millennia away, so there is no reason to reorganise one's work around its arrival. — tap to centre the map on it Human-level AI is most likely centuries or millennia away, so there is no reason to reorganise one's work around… Last stated 3 years ago
13 Dec 2023
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Scott Aaronson — holds since 2008-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Scott Aaronson — no longer holds since 2023-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roman economic growth came from institutions rather than from technology, which is why it did not outlive the institutions that produced it. — tap to centre the map on it Roman economic growth came from institutions rather than from technology, which is why it did not outlive the… 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: The Maya did not collapse; they moved a few kilometres out into perishable houses, and archaeology could not see it. — tap to centre the map on it The Maya did not collapse; they moved a few kilometres out into perishable houses, and archaeology could not see… Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without… Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are