Patri Friedman

Fun Sunday Thread: polarizing topics I think can should for fun, reasonable discussion but tend to be seen as insane when brought up (I don't have a hard stance, just want to extend Overton):

1) Smart people (read "high IQ") should have more kids.

2) Representative democracy is potentially a broken or unworkable system. Alternative forms of government (e.g. "monarchy with low exit cost") should be actively explored.

3) The evidence for anthropogenic climate change might be much weaker than people believe (note: doesn't prescribe or preclude action).

4) Focusing on alternative primary education is much more important than discussing the failures of higher edu.

5) Most social good initiatives and philanthropy are highly ineffective and incentive systems need to be re-structured to reflect this.