#Consensus

Here is the thing about global emergency decision-making processes, which I have worked on for some years, including on this specific one: the main determinants of response are1. information inputs2.
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A short ENnies threadSomeone asked if they should submit their work to the ENnies this year. My answer will basically always be yes. If you arent familiar with the ENnies,
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As someone who routinely receives abuse because of my proximity to people on the other side of the Iran policy debate, let me just say that anyone who vilifies @RichardMNephew
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What this illustrates, which I think a lot of people miss, is that MMT 101 shouldn't actually be that controversial. The fact that it is and so many people have
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The idea that they took the abundance of computational power, figured out a way to reach consensus in a distributed fashion, and then used it to create scarcity is rather
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Watching the real-time speech of Joe Biden's Crime Bill truly exposes the anti-Blackness laden in his 30-year approach to crime legislation. This is his political legacy. He was an ardent
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This sinister "Great Reset" stuff suggests we really might be approaching the "end of history" this time - not with the worldwide acceptance of classical liberalism, but with its decisive
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I've long had a theory that if the government wants to keep a secret its best course is to publish the information in an official document because then you can
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In my latest for @TheAtlantic, I write about how the perfect storm of uncertainty created by the deadly combination of COVID-19, social media and Donald Trump fuels extremism and warps
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News that proves Twitter is not real life: BdB says 74 percent of NYC students are planning to participate in in-person classes this fall. Only about a quarter of families
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There seems to be a misunderstanding of what people mean when they say “follow the science”.OF COURSE there isn’t consensus. There’s never consensus. So what? Do we do nothing? Do
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It's commonly lamented on the Right that the Left has better organization and many want to know why. It's often first suggested part or most of the reason is an
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Rep. Pablo John Garcia, member of the technical working group that drafted a report on the #ABSCBNfranchise hearings: We met immediately after the House hearing; we met from about 6pm
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Q: If we were to release a GH2 disc without the strum limit fix but with QoL stuff like adjustable hyperspeed, note streak pop ups, etc would the community consider
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Bookmark this: In about 10-20 years, moderates and beltway Dems who either hedged their bets in this election or actively maligned the Sanders campaign and voter base will pretend they
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Medical Defence Union advises that doctors should not withdraw life-saving treatment that is in the patient’s interests unless the Court of Protection first rules that this is lawful. NHS trust
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