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The following is an AI-generated summary Populism Fast and Slow - Summary Joseph Heath argues that existing academic definitions of populism—whether treating it as an ideology or merely an electoral strategy—are inadequate. He proposes understanding populism through the lens of dual-process cognitive theory (Kahneman's "fast and slow" thinking). Core Argument...
Matthew Yglesias' post, Misinformation Mostly Confuses Your Own Side, argues that political misinformation tends to harm the group spreading it more than it persuades opponents. Key points: * Misinformation primarily affects in-group thinking: Supporters of a politician or movement are more likely to believe falsehoods from their own side, leading...
Context: I wrote the following on Facebook for a general audience. I'm posting it here because I'm very concerned. I'm severely disabled from a presumable* COVID infection 17 months ago. I haven't done deep dives into (m)any of these, so I'm plausibly wrong. However, this is the main position in...
Authors: Siebe Rozendal, Justin Shovelain, David Kristoffersson Crossposted to the Effective Altruism Forum Overview To achieve any ambitious goal, some strategic analysis is necessary. Effective altruism has ambitious goals and focuses heavily on doing research. To understand how to best allocate our time and resources, we need to clarify what...
Hey! We are EA Groningen, a small effective altruism community in the northern Dutch student town Groningen. We meet at least once a month in our regular pub: the Harbour Café. Besides that we organize lectures and learning meetups, and sometimes we have some projects running. The people who regularly...