Alex

The Chinese Communist Revolution consolidated its power by taking land from the elite. In the following generation, the previous elite once again reclaimed their social advantage. This is not an isolated phenomenon: A Thread on the persistence of status 🧵

It's not just that IQ is important or that Taleb suddenly rejected this after learning about Lebanon's IQ: it's that his argument against it is largely based on statistical misinterpretation and playing with numbers. What a man builds a career opposing, he too can fall victim.

African migration is unceasing; the numbers are more of a straight line than a response to any specific cause. Just 30 years of migration moved more than the Atlantic slave trade.

Carbon emission growth is now predominantly on account of nation states and other state owned entities. The last time private companies were the largest emitters was in the 70s.

Schizophrenia is truly one of the worst ailments that a person can have. The condition leaves few employable and many prone to violence; further, the onset is in late teens to 20s, so it can be unassuming.

Reminder that despite dramatically better odds of survival and an older population, many US cities have positively medieval murder rates. Sadly, extreme violence in these populations hasn't been solved.

Using the best methods, the IQ and Income correlation is quite substantial. For men's lifetime income, it's over 0.5!

Apparently, there are activists for no bus fares. Though, like many activists' wishes, this is not what people want; increasing fare *enforcement* is more desired than lower fares!