The text discusses the ineffectiveness of the Georgian state in the 1990s and early 2000s, the reforms implemented by Saakashvili, and the impact of rapid and harsh reforms in Eastern Europe. It also compares the situation in post...
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The EU policy is influenced by national leaders, and the joint op-ed by Macron & Merz in Le Figaro is worth checking. France and Germany will implement a realignment of their energy policies, including applying the principle of te...
0European Links (18.05.25)
2025-05-18 • european union estonia pope francis britain ai cptpp
Estonia's e-government success is attributed to the use of new technologies to defeat corruption and increase state capacity. The EU needs reforms, including relaxing regulations, but there is no political will to do so. The idea ...
The text discusses the concept of accountability and the balance between accountability and unintentional errors in various professions such as air traffic control, aviation, and surgery. It also explores the idea of 'just culture...
The text discusses various issues in Europe, including the French army's difficulty in crossing Europe, protests in Northern Cyprus over a law allowing headscarves in schools, and Italy's efforts to chart its own course in space e...
The Ukrainian government has introduced a program that rewards soldiers with points for killing enemy troops, which can be exchanged for new equipment. This market-based approach aims to direct more equipment to the most effective...
The article discusses the recent blackout in Spain due to the country running entirely on renewable energy for the first time. It also talks about the immigration flow from Latin America to Spain and the integration of the Spanish...
The text discusses the concept of accountability sinks, where human judgement is replaced by formal processes, leading to a lack of accountability and responsibility. It provides examples from various fields such as aviation, heal...
The text discusses how greed and tribalism can be used as motivating forces in society. It compares the use of greed in the market economy to the use of tribalism in the 'bridging' algorithm of Twitter's 'Community Notes.' It sugg...
The text discusses the concept of degrowth in Europe and the need for a pro-growth counterconference. It highlights various areas where Europe has potential for growth, such as infrastructure, education, research, and technology. ...
The text discusses the nature of slave morality and its contrast with master morality. It provides examples from the American Declaration of Independence, the book 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, and the biblical story of Job.
The text discusses the mechanics of referendums in Switzerland, highlighting the simplicity of the process, the potential for complexity, and the ways in which the system can be manipulated. It also delves into the relationship be...
0Music in the AI World
2024-08-16 • music technology human experience ai
The worries about AI replacing human musicians are widespread. The author imagines a world where AI generates music directly to the listener's wishes, creating a feedback loop. The post discusses the implications of AI-generated m...
The text is a review of the 'Democracy' system, which is described as an old, complex, and organically grown legacy system. The review focuses on the monitoring, reliability, and feedback loops of the system, and the challenges fa...
0Agency in Politics
2024-07-17 • history politics chaos theory
Matt Yglesias explains that history is not a deterministic process and offers examples of individual decisions that have changed history. He argues that history is a chaotic process, non-linear, and full of feedback loops. He sugg...
The text discusses the concept of splitting large companies as an antitrust measure, comparing it to controlled creative destruction. It explores the potential benefits and drawbacks of automatic splitting of companies when they e...
The text discusses the concept of creative destruction and its impact on the economy and institutions. It explores the benefits and drawbacks of creative destruction and proposes the idea of controlled destruction as an alternativ...
0The Wisdom of Living for 200 Years
2024-06-29 • history experience wisdom
The text discusses the wisdom that comes with age and the ability to see the past from different perspectives. It explores the idea of gaining wisdom from past experiences and the importance of understanding history. The author is...
0Hemingway Case
2024-06-29 •
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The author discusses the challenges of writing in Slovak, a language with a much smaller reader population than English. He explains that the smaller population means that topics need to be more generic and dumbed down, and that t...
The text discusses stateless societies, using examples from the Tiv people and the Zulu Kingdom. It also mentions a study in Congo that found stateless people to be more cooperative than those with a state. The author challenges t...
The text is about Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the European Union, and his approach to solving coordination problems. It explores the 'Monnet method' and how it can be applied to solve coordination problems in gener...
The text discusses the nature of reputation tokens, such as brands, and how they are used to store and manipulate common knowledge. It explains the concept of trademark law and how it relates to reputation. It also explores reputa...
0The Human Condition
2024-06-29 • politics transcript
The text is a transcript of a recording made at a polling station in Vitebsk, Belarus. It captures a conversation between the head of the electoral district and members of the electoral commission, discussing the results of the el...