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    1. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian 10 Apr 2020
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      > the electrical grid is seeing wild shifts in consumption patterns ...to way less usage? unless everyone is setting up bitcoin mining rigs at home i have difficulty seeing how this would be placing more stress on the systemhttps://www.axios.com/coronavirus-declines-electrical-power-consumption-9f48cb9a-f881-4cdf-adce-4e4ab2e05100.html …

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    5. The End Times‏ @TheAgeofShoddy 10 Apr 2020
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      It absolutely scares the shit out of me to see the people in charge talking about walking lockdowns out into the summer months. I fear that more than the virus at this point, given the systematic risk that’s being played with.

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    7. The End Times‏ @TheAgeofShoddy 10 Apr 2020
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      Feels like few people are even equipped to have the kind of discussion about values and tradeoffs that’s required. What happens when we hit September, riots have been ongoing on and off for two months, and it’s time to finalize election protocols? Is anyone thinking about that?

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    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Apr 2020
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      That’s perhaps giving ourselves too much credit. If we can see 10 moves ahead macro but not even 1 move ahead in getting people to listen to out genius wisdom... we’re actually seeing zero moves ahead. God-mode foresight is only a meaningful power in video games.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 10 Apr 2020
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      The problem is you think having an excellent concrete analytical and predictive record is in fact the highest priority thing in a crisis. It isn’t.

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          Short-term: Control > Prediction Long-term: Prediction > Control Medium-term: Ooga-booga There’s no point making predictions about time you haven’t bought yet. Once you’ve bought it, there’s no point having it if you can’t see past your nose. In between it’s a shitshow.
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