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78
Idiocracy
level
-4
Since Yesterday
ETA Till Complete Idiocracy:
7.3 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
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AI Misinformation Flood
+10
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Policy Faceplant
+9
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Cost-of-Living Delusion
+8
Idiocracy trend
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What moved the needle today
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Apple Acquires AI Podcast Startup Huxe Team and Tech | The Tech Buzz
### Anthropic Cuts AI Agent Internet Access Over Control IssuesTypeSafe…
+9
Our Best Stuff on the Debate Over AI - The Dispatch
You know the basic details: Back in July, news broke that some Anthropi…
+9
Fastest growing narrative
"Attention Arbitrage"
+12% vs prior snapshot
Most overconfident sector
Ai
Ai 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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Platform Crackup
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Attention Arbitrage
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Kalshi scrutinizing longshot bets that correctly predicted Trump’s next press secretary - CNN
A watchdog report published on Friday by the nonpartisan Anti-Corruptio…
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INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE
OF THE DAY
Kalshi scrutinizing longshot bets that correctly predicted Trump’s next press secretary - CNN
A watchdog report published on Friday by the nonpartisan Anti-Corruptio…
Recovery probability
25%
Chance humanity gets smarter this week.