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Bad Definitions Of "Democracy" And "Accountability" Shade Into Totalitarianism

Scott Alexander argues that misusing terms like 'democratic' and 'accountable' can inadvertently justify totalitarianism, and suggests more careful usage of these terms.

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Jul 28, 2023 1,526 words 323 likes 706 comments Listen · 10 min Read Read Opened Opened
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Mantic Monday: Mantic Matt Y

Scott Alexander examines Matt Yglesias's public predictions and discusses the implications for evaluating pundits and the future of prediction-based journalism.

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Mar 15, 2021 2,379 words 109 likes 192 comments Listen · 16 min Read Read Opened Opened
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