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19 April 2024

18 April 2024

  • 06:3106:31, 18 April 2024 diff hist +74β€Ž Peer Review β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 06:1006:10, 18 April 2024 diff hist +2,725β€Ž N Arrow's Impossibility Theorem β€Ž Created page with "Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, proposed by economist Kenneth Arrow in 1951, is a fundamental result in social choice theory that highlights the challenges of aggregating individual preferences into a collective or societal preference ranking. The theorem demonstrates that it's impossible to design a voting system that satisfies a set of seemingly reasonable criteria simultaneously. Here's a simplified explanation of Arrow's Impossibility Theorem: * '''Individual Prefer..." current
  • 06:0606:06, 18 April 2024 diff hist +5,370β€Ž N Social Welfare Function β€Ž Created page with "The concept of a Social Welfare Function (SWF) is often explored within the framework of welfare economics, which examines how resources can be allocated to maximize social welfare or utility. At its core, a Social Welfare Function is a theoretical construct used to represent society's preferences over alternative states of the world. It's essentially a way to aggregate individual preferences into a single measure of social welfare. Here's how it works: * '''Individua..." current
  • 05:3905:39, 18 April 2024 diff hist +36β€Ž Portal Concepts β€Ž β†’β€ŽA

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16 April 2024

  • 22:1622:16, 16 April 2024 diff hist +2,395β€Ž N Long-Short Position β€Ž Created page with "In financial trading, going '''"long"''' on something means to buy it with the expectation that its value will increase over time. Conversely, going '''"short"''' means to sell something with the expectation that its value will decrease. Abstracted from financial trading, the concept of long and short positions can be applied metaphorically to various aspects of life, particularly in decision-making, belief systems, and personal values. Taking a "long" position on some..."
  • 20:2120:21, 16 April 2024 diff hist +1,841β€Ž N Stay In Your Lane β€Ž Created page with "The phrase "stay in your lane" is typically used as a metaphorical way of telling someone to focus on their own responsibilities, expertise, or domain rather than meddling in or offering opinions on matters outside of their purview. It's often used to maintain boundaries, prevent overreach, or discourage someone from interfering in areas where they lack competence or authority. However, "stay in your lane" can be weaponized when used inappropriately or in a manner that..." current
  • 20:1320:13, 16 April 2024 diff hist +24β€Ž Portal Concepts β€Ž β†’β€ŽS
  • 18:5918:59, 16 April 2024 diff hist +879β€Ž N Camping and Decamping β€Ž Created page with "Ideological "Camping" refers to temporarily adopting or exploring a particular perspective, ideology, or set of ideas. It's like setting up camp in a new mental space, trying it out, and seeing how it fits with one's beliefs or understanding. Conversely, Ideological "Decamping" refers to leaving behind or moving away from that adopted perspective or set of ideas. It's like breaking camp and returning to one's default or original mental state or perspective after experim..." current

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  • 07:1907:19, 1 April 2024 diff hist +328β€Ž Prebunked Malinformation β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 07:1407:14, 1 April 2024 diff hist +161β€Ž The Distributed Idea Suppression Complex (The DISC) β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 07:0107:01, 1 April 2024 diff hist +111β€Ž The Distributed Idea Suppression Complex (The DISC) β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 07:0007:00, 1 April 2024 diff hist +37β€Ž No-Living-Heroes Theory β€Ž β†’β€ŽSee Also current
  • 06:3806:38, 1 April 2024 diff hist +493β€Ž N Spiritual Bypassing β€Ž Created page with "Spiritual bypassing refers to the tendency of individuals to use spiritual beliefs and practices to avoid dealing with emotional, psychological, or interpersonal issues. Instead of confronting and resolving these challenges, they may use spirituality as a defense mechanism to suppress or ignore their underlying problems. This can lead to a superficial sense of peace or enlightenment without addressing deeper issues, potentially hindering personal growth and healing. C..." current
  • 06:3506:35, 1 April 2024 diff hist +23β€Ž Social Darwinism β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 06:3406:34, 1 April 2024 diff hist +23β€Ž Order 66 β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 06:3306:33, 1 April 2024 diff hist +836β€Ž N Kafkaesque β€Ž Created page with ""Kafkaesque" refers to situations or experiences characterized by surreal, nightmarish, or absurd elements reminiscent of the themes found in the works of Franz Kafka, a Czech writer known for his complex narratives involving bureaucracy, alienation, and the absurdity of modern life. This term is often used to describe scenarios marked by oppressive, illogical, or dehumanizing qualities, where individuals feel trapped or powerless against overwhelming and incomprehensibl..." current
  • 06:2806:28, 1 April 2024 diff hist βˆ’2β€Ž Extractive Elite β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 06:2606:26, 1 April 2024 diff hist +17β€Ž Portal Concepts β€Ž β†’β€ŽK
  • 06:2606:26, 1 April 2024 diff hist 0β€Ž Social Darwinism β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 06:2506:25, 1 April 2024 diff hist +30β€Ž Portal Concepts β€Ž β†’β€ŽS
  • 06:2406:24, 1 April 2024 diff hist +2,183β€Ž N Star Chamber β€Ž Created page with "The Star Chamber was a court of law in England that originated in the late 15th century and reached the height of its power during the reigns of Tudor monarchs, particularly Henry VII and Henry VIII. It was named after the star-decorated ceiling of the room in Westminster Palace where the court originally met. The Star Chamber was known for its secretive proceedings and lack of juries. Instead, cases were heard by a panel of judges and councilors, often including members..." current
  • 06:2006:20, 1 April 2024 diff hist +120β€Ž Load-Bearing Fictions β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 06:0906:09, 1 April 2024 diff hist +923β€Ž N Social Darwinism β€Ž Created page with "Social Darwinism is a socio-political theory that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. It posits that societal progress arises from the survival of the fittest, applying Darwin's biological principles to human societies. Advocates of Social Darwinism argue that competition, inequality, and the success of certain individuals or groups are natural and beneficial for societal advancement, while those..."
  • 06:0206:02, 1 April 2024 diff hist +3,280β€Ž N Order 66 β€Ž Created page with "In the Star Wars universe, "Order 66" refers to a pivotal event depicted in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. It was a command issued by Emperor Palpatine (also known as Darth Sidious) to the clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic. The order mandated the execution of their Jedi commanders, effectively initiating the eradication of the Jedi Order, who were perceived as threats to the newly formed Galactic Empire. From a fictional perspective, Order 66 serves as..."

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  • 06:1006:10, 29 March 2024 diff hist +14β€Ž Portal Concepts β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 05:5905:59, 29 March 2024 diff hist +903β€Ž Section A of the Reserve Index β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 05:5705:57, 29 March 2024 diff hist +647β€Ž N File:Reserve-Index-p-140.png β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 05:4405:44, 29 March 2024 diff hist +1,908β€Ž N Cult of the Art of the Possible β€Ž Created page with "The '''"Cult of the Art of the Possible"''' describes a phenomenon where career politicians prioritize short-term gains and personal, party, or structural interests over broader societal well-being and democratic principles. It builds on the concept of "The Art of the Possible", which is a phrase often attributed to Otto von Bismarck, a prominent 19th-century Prussian statesman who played a key role in the unification of Germany. "The Art of the Possible" encapsulates t..." current
  • 05:2505:25, 29 March 2024 diff hist +22β€Ž Portal Concepts β€Ž β†’β€ŽC
  • 05:2405:24, 29 March 2024 diff hist βˆ’22β€Ž Ericisms β€Ž β†’β€ŽC current
  • 05:2405:24, 29 March 2024 diff hist +639β€Ž N Cardinalization β€Ž Created page with "In economics, the term "cardinalization" is often used to refer to the process of assigning numerical values to utility in order to make it measurable and comparable across individuals. This involves transforming ordinal preferences (which only rank preferences without specifying magnitudes of satisfaction) into cardinal measures (which assign specific numerical values to levels of satisfaction). By cardinalizing utility, economists aim to make utility a quantifiable con..." current
  • 05:2205:22, 29 March 2024 diff hist +791β€Ž N Cardinal Utility β€Ž Created page with "Cardinal utility is a concept in economics that represents the measurement of utility or satisfaction derived from consuming goods and services. Unlike ordinal utility, which ranks preferences without assigning specific values, cardinal utility assigns numerical values to levels of satisfaction or utility. These numerical values allow economists to quantify utility and analyze consumer choices mathematically, facilitating the application of mathematical tools such as cal..." current
  • 05:1505:15, 29 March 2024 diff hist +22β€Ž Defragilization β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 05:1405:14, 29 March 2024 diff hist +218β€Ž N Feedback Capture β€Ž Created page with "==On X== {{#widget:Tweet|id=1586023312131387392}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1586025431244804096}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1586029568757940224}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1586029570355916801}} Category:Ericisms Category:Concepts" current
  • 05:1205:12, 29 March 2024 diff hist +23β€Ž Ericisms β€Ž β†’β€ŽF
  • 05:1105:11, 29 March 2024 diff hist βˆ’24β€Ž Ericisms β€Ž β†’β€ŽA
  • 05:1005:10, 29 March 2024 diff hist +691β€Ž De-Potemkin β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 05:0605:06, 29 March 2024 diff hist +519β€Ž N Defragilization β€Ž Created page with ""Defragilization" is the process of making something less fragile or more resilient. It may involve actions or strategies aimed at strengthening systems, structures, or entities to better withstand stress, uncertainty, or disruption. The prefix "de-" suggests a reversal or removal of fragility, indicating an intentional effort to enhance robustness or durability. In essence, defragilization could involve measures to increase stability, adaptability, and overall toughness..."
  • 05:0305:03, 29 March 2024 diff hist +844β€Ž N Can't Anybody Here Play This Game β€Ž Created page with "==Origin== The phrase "Can't anybody here play this game?" is famously attributed to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Stengel Casey Stengel], the manager of the New York Mets baseball team in the early 1960s. Stengel uttered this line out of frustration during a particularly dismal game where his team was making numerous errors and playing poorly. When people use this phrase, they typically mean that they are astonished or exasperated by the incompetence or lack of..."
  • 04:5304:53, 29 March 2024 diff hist +23β€Ž Ant Mill β€ŽNo edit summary current

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9 March 2024

  • 00:3800:38, 9 March 2024 diff hist +23β€Ž Follow the Silence β€ŽNo edit summary current
  • 00:3400:34, 9 March 2024 diff hist +568β€Ž N Follow the Silence β€Ž Created page with "<blockquote> ''In this era, let inexplicable silence be your guide to institutional capture. Follow the Silence to Congress. To Media. To Tech. The institutions that are silent on something so simple as this are the ones you’ve lost.'' '''- Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1425135842993926147 X] </blockquote> '''References:''' {{#widget:Tweet|id=1266230045074321415}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1425135842993926147}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1466299741..."
  • 00:2700:27, 9 March 2024 diff hist +25β€Ž Ericisms β€Ž β†’β€ŽF

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4 January 2024

  • 00:0600:06, 4 January 2024 diff hist +459β€Ž N Ant Mill β€Ž Created page with "In [https://thebasics.guide/ant-mill Ant Mills], ants circle continuously, demonstrating the risks of instinct-driven collective navigation. {{#widget:YouTube|id=3Rup3EdA0kw}} {{#widget:YouTube|id=LEKwQxO4EZU}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1316064870920413185}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1316064873457967109}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1316064874942795776}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1316064876540784640}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1386009421105426433}} {{#widget:Tweet|id=1386010606046629888}}"

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  • 21:1521:15, 21 June 2023 diff hist +33β€Ž Tuskegee Principle β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 21:1221:12, 21 June 2023 diff hist +458β€Ž N Tuskegee Principle β€Ž Created page with "<blockquote> '''''The Tuskegee Principle''': Public health cannot be defended by any principle that would keep a subject in an enormous unethical medical experiment from using data & science to figure out that that he/she was the unwitting victim of medical gaslighting by experts & professionals..'' '''- Eric Weinstein''' on [https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1671623223967088640 Twitter] </blockquote> {{#widget:Tweet|id=1671623223967088640}}"
  • 21:0821:08, 21 June 2023 diff hist +25β€Ž Ericisms β€ŽNo edit summary

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  • 22:2422:24, 3 March 2023 diff hist +1,524β€Ž N Straw-checking β€Ž Created page with "<blockquote> ''They do what I call straw-checking, where you assert Proposition A, and then you see a news story appear that says, "fact checkers say that A-prime is not true." You're like, "well, but nobody ever said A prime, we said A." Well, but A-prime sounds like A, and we've checked that A-prime isn't true. Well, that's the strawman. A-prime is what they wanted to check to indicate that A wasn't true. But A '''was''' true.'' ''So for example, the lab leak is the p..." current
  • 06:0506:05, 3 March 2023 diff hist +388β€Ž Baby-on-Cobalt β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 05:5505:55, 3 March 2023 diff hist +745β€Ž Baby-on-Cobalt β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 05:1705:17, 3 March 2023 diff hist +51β€Ž Baby-on-Cobalt β€ŽNo edit summary
  • 05:1505:15, 3 March 2023 diff hist +161β€Ž N Baby-on-Cobalt β€Ž Created page with "An extension of the concept of blue-on-blue, aka [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly%20fire friendly fire], which Eric first discussed publicly on JRE #1945."

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  • 18:4418:44, 11 May 2022 diff hist +502β€Ž N Tensionist β€Ž Created page with "<blockquote> You know what I've become? I've become a '''''tensionist'''''. It's like you've got Bloods and Crips running your neighborhood and you don't want to go Blood or C..." current
  • 18:2718:27, 11 May 2022 diff hist +17β€Ž Ericisms β€ŽNo edit summary

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