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Idiocracy Clock
82
Idiocracy
level
+4
Since Yesterday
ETA Till Complete Idiocracy:
6.0 years
Tracking humanity's slow-motion victory lap into maximum idiocracy.
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Today's top drivers
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Attention Arbitrage
+9
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AI Misinformation Flood
+10
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Corporate Delusion
+8
4
Institutional Faceplant
+9
Idiocracy trend
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What moved the needle today
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Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis - TechCrunch
Still, some of these stories are surprising. Zeb Evans, the CEO of proj…
+10
Supreme Court rejects Florida’s bid to sue Western states over truck licenses for immigrants - AP News
TOP STORIES + Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional d…
+9
Fastest growing narrative
"Attention Arbitrage"
+12% vs prior snapshot
Most overconfident sector
General Chaos
General Chaos kept charging ahead while the warning lights were fully visible.
You can't fix stupid. But you can mock it.
Roast responsibly.
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Financial Illiteracy
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Attention Arbitrage
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TODAY
The Feds and Law Enforcement Are Worried AI Backlash Could Turn Into ‘Anti-Tech Violent Extremism’ - Gizmodo
“The chaotic atmosphere that may result from emergent AI technology in …
+9
INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE
OF THE DAY
Left keeps crying Jim Crow because Supreme Court rejected racial district games - Fox News
For years, I have watched congressional maps become more and more absur…
Recovery probability
18%
Chance humanity gets smarter this week.