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💥 Tyler Cowen on the state of the Great Stagnation, pro-progress policy, metascience, and more!

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5QQ: 5 Quick Questions for … Tyler Cowen on the state of the Great Stagnation, pro-progress policy, metascience, and more! The Essay: Don't listen to Noah Smith. I don't hate solar power. Micro Reads "For all its cruelties, civilization is precious, an experiment worth continuing. It is also precarious: as we climbed the ladder of progress, we kicked out the rungs below. There is no going back without catastrophe. Those who don’t like civilization, and can’t wait for it to fall on its arrogant face, should keep in mind that there is no other way to support humanity in anything like our…

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