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Economics Ph.D candidate @UCLA | AI and innovation, economics of computing | political economy, IO, theory | PEPFAR fanatic https://nicholasemeryxu.com/
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Fantastic work by OpenPhil!

sigma = 0.83 (0.002) is a delightfully precise elasticity estimate :D

HAHAHAHAHAHA

America has always been at war with Eastasia

This looks like a great opportunity for economists interested in AI!

Miss having leaders who knew how to count to 2

America had always been at war with Eastasia

Absolutely wild that these universities employ some of the world's foremost experts on democracy and game theory and yet act as if they know nothing on either topic.

That's my city!!

The linked two posts should be required reading for all Bluesky effective altruism critics: 1) Global health and development is still the largest EA cause area by far 2) Most EAs are liberal or leftist

Way too expensive. Price should be the cost of a background check, with a waiver for refugees, asylum seekers, and anyone making under USD 5/day.

"A brown sunset after the red sunrise" (За красным восходом — коричневый закат) remains the most prophetic lyric in Soviet rock (from Chained by One Chain - Nautilus Pompilius (1986))