Failed to grasp what collapse data this article applies to. There is for sure a certain amount on individuals that will be able to sense structural changes if they happen to be in the right place at the right time and they have access to the right data and a set of mental models to do so. However there is a random factor at play for all the things that need to be right. There are no seers, only lucky seers.
No need for evidence of net benefits to get mass adoption. We have mass adoption of digital touchpads in cars despite evidence they are not safe. We have widespread adoption of open spaces despite evidence of them not increasing productivity..
You must be 18 in the UK for getting a tattoo, buying alcohol, watching porn, purchasing cigarettes, using a sunbed or being tried as an adult. Why would they lower the voting age to 16?
There was some talk a few years ago in the country where I live to lower the voting age. That talk was mostly driven by the parties that would benefit the most from a younger electorate. It had nothing to do with “democracy”.
I worked many years as a quant. Strategies based in unpublished findings tend to be very profitable. But once that info becomes widely available it is just a matter of time until getting diminished returns. Thus there is a high incentive to not publicise.
