damircosic.bsky.social
Economist, immigrant, antifascist, antiracist. Trans rights are human rights. At Urban Institute. Views my own.
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They are pretty bad all over DC. Which makes the use of pesticides on an individual plot of land seem particularly futile
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I wasn’t aware but learned it hard way. But we still haven’t found a solution that works for mosquitoes.
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What does this mean?
If Meta models already have a "political right" bias, and they are pushing the models *further* to the right, then they're risking moving into extreme territory--like promoting fascism. 8/
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“It must be the case, then, that this was the outcome they anticipated—and helped engineer with their eyes wide open.” I keep thinking about this. They must’ve known and approved.
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We knew that an extreme wealth inequality and the super-rich would be bad for the democracy and society, but few people could imagine how deranged and destructive some of these billionaires would be.
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If we are not a constitutional democracy in 2028, there will be no need for these law firms. Russia and China don’t have big law. And their capitulation makes this outcome more likely.