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‘Two hands are a lot’ — we’re hiring data scientists, project managers, policy experts, assorted weirdos…

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  • Jan 2, 2020
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‘This is possibly the single largest design flaw contributing to the bad Nash equilibrium in which ... many governments are stuck. Every individual high-functioning competent person... Show More

‘This is possibly the single largest design flaw contributing to the bad Nash equilibrium in which ... many governments are stuck. Every individual high-functioning competent person knows they can't make much difference by being one more face in that crowd.’ Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI expert, LessWrong etc. ‘[M]uch of our intellectual elite who think they have…

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David Perell @david_perell · Jan 3, 2020
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Here’s a job description from Dominic Cummings, the brilliant architect behind Britain’s Vote Leave campaign. He’s bringing a fresh approach to politics by changing how political decisions are made and welcoming the dissent required to make radical changes to government. Cummings isn't looking for the kinds of well-spoken and well-networked people you usually find in government. No. He’s looking for weirdos, scientists, and mathematicians. My friend called this post “the most promising thing I’ve seen out of Western government in a decade.” And he might be right.
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