Wojtek Kopczuk

Polish privatization was not perfect but there was nothing so concentrated to privatize that would lead to similar capture of the state

My guess is (1) the way privatization played out - both how it was done and Russia having natural resources leading to oligarchy which undermined democracy and building market economy and (2) laser focus on EU that Polish society had; EU imposes constraints on how crazy politicians can get

It could be made more effective by using AI to detect AI images

Plan? Lol

Finally, something reasonable to put tariffs on

Pick whichever one you prefer
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"Soviet man" was an actual ethnicity

I'm happy to see that Eric Adams' supporters are also funny

sure, but think tanks are also diverse nowadays

but you cannot make fun of it, it is about civil rights

It has always been an evolving and diverse field. The whole notion that economists are a monoculture probably comes from people who have never been to an economics seminar

yes

I know what you meant, it was a (rhetorical) question for fans of certain types of critique

wasn't he a sociologist?

A: the person.

Deserved, economists are a protected group.

But is it the post that's tagged or the person?

Thanks for demonstrating my point

Are we defining "actual" as "as of today" or as "how I imagine it was in 1970"?

It's summer. Loch Ness monster sightings are exactly what you'd expect

They can slow but they can't stop superior technology of this type

Also, it is very annoying to go through underpasses with the sail on

Tbf, I am talking about my imaginary Tesla, but the point stands.

My Tesla works fine during the day and the sail sometimes helps at night, but it is a hassle, I admit.

shh, there may be a Yale law school graduate reading it

The likelihood of referring to the alma mater as "school next to Boston" dropped by about 17%

The worst thing about the Columbia settlement is seeing Harvard alumni behaving as if they are selfless heroes

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