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Prof. Timur Kuran on "The Portal", Episode #004: "The Economics of Revolution and Mass Deception."

Eric Weinstein · podcast · Watch on YouTube

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsFree speech, censorship & civil libertiesWorld history

What it is

Eric Weinstein interviews economist Timur Kuran on The Portal about preference falsification and how societies where people hide their real views can tip into revolutions.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as a good explanation of preference falsification and its effects on speech and politics.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “This is a good video on it”

    Explains preference falsification effects of speech enforcement

    asabjorn, 2019-10 · Recommendation · in “Why do companies with unbounded resources still have terrible moderation?”

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Topics: timur kuran, revolutions, public opinion, self-censorship, economics

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