2026-02-19
This is a great paper. Randomizing people's Twitter feed between For You (algorithm) and chronological -> * Algorithm shows 8-20% more conservative posts (p<0.001) * Switching to algorithm made people more conservative * Switching away had no effect (persistence)
Gizmodo
Study: X's feed algorithm favors conservative content, and switching to For You for seven weeks shifted users' views toward more conservative political opinions
The algorithm also doesn't like posts by traditional news media, the researchers found.
2026-01-02
Enjoyed this post by Dwarkesh and Philip. Some thoughts in a thread: Piketty did not argue that r>g means that wealth concentration will indefinitely increase. He argued that the 1900s was a period of abnormally low wealth ineq. because r was low, and g was high.
Philosopher Count
How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral
Piketty was wrong about the past. He's probably right about the future. — 1. Introduction X: @briancalbrecht , @saikatc , @harryh , @jankulveit , @daniel_271828 , @krishnanrohit...