i have to say this entire experience has made me feel more warmly toward techies (who mostly nailed this) and normies (who are getting screwed) and deeply contemptuous of people who shit on techies as they were so busy doing this they neglected to evaluate our empirical claims https://twitter.com/isosteph/status/1243794537740251136 …
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"you were right and we ignored you and now the economy is collapsing and tens or hundreds of thousands of americans are going to die but would it kill you to be a little more socially conscious like we are"
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and you know the problem is Everywhere its not just the US getting hosed its everywhere this is an irresistible indictment of the entire fucking Davos class bro you just posted decadent incompetence you are going to lose mandate of heaven
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its some Heian shit elites just fucking each other and trying exciting new deviances and not bothering to govern because what the hell could go wrong good things don't just HAPPEN they require care and attention Don't you get it? If you die in the real world you die for real
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Replying to @eigenrobot
You still haven't told me why someone competent should want to be a politician in the west.
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Successful motivation of glory or duty for truly greats (e.g. Cincinnatus) are historic for a reason, you can't populate your government on those.
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Private rewards for the people we want in government are at least 3-5x in private industry.
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its a collective action problem but eventually it will be reduced to "if you don't your money goes poof"
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bloomberg understood this I think
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