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Noah Smith

What Noah Smith thinks about government

@noah-smith · 80 positions · 1 change of mind

Economics writer; author of the Noahpinion newsletter.

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  1. Our readingSocial media is destroying society in a bad equilibrium that quitting cannot fix and that requires government regulations.

    Their wordsSocial media is destroying out society. Quitting doesn't help because everyone else is still on it. It's a bad equilibrium. It needs to be solved with government regulations.

    ↗@Noahpinion on Xx.com

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  2. 1 day earlier

  3. Our readingThose in power's own models are a threat to their rule.

    Their wordsThis is why we need to make them realize that their own models are a threat to their rule.

    ↗@Noahpinion on Xx.com

  4. 9 months earlier

  5. Our readingIndia’s government has shown it can push pro-growth reform through over the objections of incumbents.

    Their wordsBut it shows that India’s government is able to push through pro-growth reforms over the objections of incumbent stakeholders.

    ↗I think India can do itnoahpinion.blog 3rd of 3 in this piece