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Everything filed under government government Everything filed under privacy privacy Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: When everyone is monitored and everyone breaks some obscure law, punishment stops being lawful and becomes purely selective. When everyone is monitored and everyonebreaks some obscure law, punishment stopsbeing lawful and becomes purely selective. Last stated 13 years ago 12 Jun 2013 MM Moxie Marlinspike — holds since 2013-06-12 — 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: Police no longer let people file reports for basic crimes, and people don't try because they know police won't solve crimes. — tap to centre the map on it Police no longer let people filereports for basic crimes, and peopledon't try because they know policewon't solve crimes. Last stated 4 weeks ago 23 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Legal change usually begins as lawbreaking, so perfectly effective enforcement would freeze a society in place. — tap to centre the map on it Legal change usually begins aslawbreaking, so perfectly effectiveenforcement would freeze a societyin place. Last stated 13 years ago 12 Jun 2013 MM Moxie Marlinspike — holds since 2013-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it. — tap to centre the map on it People who are openly power-hungrytend to eventually lose their poweror never gain it. Last stated 6 months ago 2 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: An access mechanism built for the police cannot be limited to the police, so a backdoor weakens the system against every attacker at once. — tap to centre the map on it An access mechanism built for thepolice cannot be limited to thepolice, so a backdoor weakens thesystem against every attacker atonce. Last stated 11 years ago 1 Feb 2016 BS Bruce Schneier — holds since 2016-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Law will never make people free; people have to make the law free — tap to centre the map on it Law will never make people free;people have to make the law free Last stated 172 years ago 4 Jul 1854 HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Supposedly decreasing crime statistics can no longer be trusted, since police in many places seem to refuse crime reports. — tap to centre the map on it Supposedly decreasing crimestatistics can no longer be trusted,since police in many places seem torefuse crime reports. Last stated 4 weeks ago 23 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. — tap to centre the map on it A leader can force people'sbehaviour to change, but not theirthinking. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy. — tap to centre the map on it A company building products shouldask how each one affects individualprivacy, and aim to be a leader onprivacy. Last stated 8 years ago 23 Sept 2018 MZ Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2018-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it A company can lead its industry onvalues like privacy and user respectwithout actually excelling at them Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 MA Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers. — tap to centre the map on it A company that leaks privateinformation faces far morereputational and legal danger thanone that gives wrong answers. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 HD Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together — tap to centre the map on it After September 11, the politics ofdemocracy was replaced by griefmanagement; people may grievetogether but should not be stupidtogether Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
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