... is awkwardness downstream
November 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
... is awkwardness downstream
true. but also arguably downstream of Noem
November 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
true. but also arguably downstream of Noem
Which field of economics is it when you think treating HIV doesn’t have measurable downstream benefits but encouraging alcohol use in pregnancy and encouraging raw milk consumption won’t have negative effects?
There is literally nothing positive to say about Emily Oster. She is a pro-eugenics grifter who is either wrong about everything on purpose because she’s a horrible, selfish person, or else just because she is an incredibly stupid, horrible, selfish person. You can disregard everything she ever says
You have to be the worst economist of all time to not think that treating HIV provides economic benefits. But Oster also tells people that drinking alcohol is safe in pregnancy (and most recently “a little raw milk is ok”), because she’s a dangerously ignorant grifter with no understanding of health
November 10, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Which field of economics is it when you think treating HIV doesn’t have measurable downstream benefits but encouraging alcohol use in pregnancy and encouraging raw milk consumption won’t have negative effects?
Moratorium on LLM use in commercial industries is not an unreasonable position, there are so many downstream negatives that need to be studied we are only now glimpsing and will effect everyone
November 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Moratorium on LLM use in commercial industries is not an unreasonable position, there are so many downstream negatives that need to be studied we are only now glimpsing and will effect everyone
You shouldn't control for opposition spending which is downstream of candidate quality on the causal path.
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it seems like the new popular centrist take is that Abdul El-Sayed "underperformed" relative to other Dems, which is apparently proof socialism doesn't work rather than the result of $200M of negative ads being constantly run against him over the last year.
November 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
You shouldn't control for opposition spending which is downstream of candidate quality on the causal path.
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This is, of course, downstream of MAGA populism basically abandoning any kind of real intellectual framework because Trumpism, as a cult of personality, cannot fit any.
But that, in and of itself is notable (and also the reason why Rufo won't get his 'hyper-competent administration' either).
But that, in and of itself is notable (and also the reason why Rufo won't get his 'hyper-competent administration' either).
November 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This is, of course, downstream of MAGA populism basically abandoning any kind of real intellectual framework because Trumpism, as a cult of personality, cannot fit any.
But that, in and of itself is notable (and also the reason why Rufo won't get his 'hyper-competent administration' either).
But that, in and of itself is notable (and also the reason why Rufo won't get his 'hyper-competent administration' either).
“Those internals must be awful” is a weird view because it’s downstream of the idea that partisan pollsters have access to a secret form of statistics that’s more reliable
November 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
“Those internals must be awful” is a weird view because it’s downstream of the idea that partisan pollsters have access to a secret form of statistics that’s more reliable
✨The downstream effects of these leadership changes 💫
It’s not just Talarico beating Paxton.
It’s Abbott losing.
It’s Dan Patrick losing.
It’s Mayes Middleton losing.
It’s Bo French losing.
It’s every single statewide race in Texas—including four (of the nine) seats on the Texas Supreme Court.
Holy. Shit.
It’s Abbott losing.
It’s Dan Patrick losing.
It’s Mayes Middleton losing.
It’s Bo French losing.
It’s every single statewide race in Texas—including four (of the nine) seats on the Texas Supreme Court.
Holy. Shit.
November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✨The downstream effects of these leadership changes 💫
An important thing to understand about my politics is that many of the things people complain about today are downstream of the fact that in 2016, a bunch of losers decided it wasn't all that important to support the Democrat.
Want to know why Trump v US was 6-3? Because he appointed 3 justices.
Want to know why Trump v US was 6-3? Because he appointed 3 justices.
November 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
An important thing to understand about my politics is that many of the things people complain about today are downstream of the fact that in 2016, a bunch of losers decided it wasn't all that important to support the Democrat.
Want to know why Trump v US was 6-3? Because he appointed 3 justices.
Want to know why Trump v US was 6-3? Because he appointed 3 justices.
i will say one thing we probably have some unintentional overlap on: all of this is downstream of marvel being cowards and making up a bullshit overpopulation story instead of preserving thanos' motivation from the comics
The Trevor Noah comments about the Avengers and Thanos people are talking about are just one of many examples why "conservatives don't have media literacy" is a fun bedtime story progressives tell themselves to look past so many of them being just as stupid
November 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
i will say one thing we probably have some unintentional overlap on: all of this is downstream of marvel being cowards and making up a bullshit overpopulation story instead of preserving thanos' motivation from the comics
Oh I'm sure this won't have any downstream negative effects for this administration
Trump announces Stephen Miller will be his new White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles.
November 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Oh I'm sure this won't have any downstream negative effects for this administration
I guess it’s downstream of “people are bad at evaluating risk and probability”
November 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I guess it’s downstream of “people are bad at evaluating risk and probability”
The modern product development lifecycle looks something like this
1. Think of a cool feature idea
2. Add it
3. Wait to see if you get yelled at by users
But even if users end up liking (or making their peace with) the feature, it can do invisible damage to non-users, downstream of the system.
1. Think of a cool feature idea
2. Add it
3. Wait to see if you get yelled at by users
But even if users end up liking (or making their peace with) the feature, it can do invisible damage to non-users, downstream of the system.
User value can’t come at the cost of non-user harm
Designing features always seems easy when you skip thinking about downstream effects.
productpicnic.com
November 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
The modern product development lifecycle looks something like this
1. Think of a cool feature idea
2. Add it
3. Wait to see if you get yelled at by users
But even if users end up liking (or making their peace with) the feature, it can do invisible damage to non-users, downstream of the system.
1. Think of a cool feature idea
2. Add it
3. Wait to see if you get yelled at by users
But even if users end up liking (or making their peace with) the feature, it can do invisible damage to non-users, downstream of the system.
IMO: That's also downstream of 'we got out of the planning business'
November 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
IMO: That's also downstream of 'we got out of the planning business'
#Poetry #Painting #StillRiver
Still River
with effort i see i can see
through my own reflection
golden-bedrock streambed
red sand flowing downstream
and i know that this river
and my life are forever one
- Jordan Davis
Eric Sloane (1905-1985)
Still River
with effort i see i can see
through my own reflection
golden-bedrock streambed
red sand flowing downstream
and i know that this river
and my life are forever one
- Jordan Davis
Eric Sloane (1905-1985)
November 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
#Poetry #Painting #StillRiver
Still River
with effort i see i can see
through my own reflection
golden-bedrock streambed
red sand flowing downstream
and i know that this river
and my life are forever one
- Jordan Davis
Eric Sloane (1905-1985)
Still River
with effort i see i can see
through my own reflection
golden-bedrock streambed
red sand flowing downstream
and i know that this river
and my life are forever one
- Jordan Davis
Eric Sloane (1905-1985)
The big things they wanted were clearly CBS News and CNN so they could turn them into far right propaganda outlets. But everything on the entertainment side is being treated as downstream of that. Internally they've already said they want to uncancel all the MeToo cancelled people.
November 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The big things they wanted were clearly CBS News and CNN so they could turn them into far right propaganda outlets. But everything on the entertainment side is being treated as downstream of that. Internally they've already said they want to uncancel all the MeToo cancelled people.
Really just downstream from being the annoying nerd website.
November 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Really just downstream from being the annoying nerd website.
Brownbacking Alabama? Surely that had no downstream effects in Kansas.
November 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Brownbacking Alabama? Surely that had no downstream effects in Kansas.
it really feels like a lot of bad election analysis is downstream of an inability to understand the political landscape as a dynamic system
November 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
it really feels like a lot of bad election analysis is downstream of an inability to understand the political landscape as a dynamic system
Quote your favourite line from the lyrics of any song released by The Beatles…
Turn off your mind
Relax and float downstream
It is not dying…
Turn off your mind
Relax and float downstream
It is not dying…
November 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Quote your favourite line from the lyrics of any song released by The Beatles…
Turn off your mind
Relax and float downstream
It is not dying…
Turn off your mind
Relax and float downstream
It is not dying…
The Yukon River just downstream of Whitehorse tonight 💛
November 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The Yukon River just downstream of Whitehorse tonight 💛
Mentioned downstream in this thread eg
One of the political bets of tech—of social media, AI, the financialization-of-everything, disinfo & bots, alt-media, and lately betting markets—is you can create an "overlayer reality" that is as a shared collective belief of the world that has more power than other ways of collective belief.
The Democrats popular vote margin is the largest of any party's since 1976 www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Mentioned downstream in this thread eg
November 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
A Democratic Congress might mop up a lot of what's left, but this victory belongs to the people. Politics are downstream of society and you don't get last Tuesday without real leadership on the grassroots level. It's truly stuff for the history books.
November 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
A Democratic Congress might mop up a lot of what's left, but this victory belongs to the people. Politics are downstream of society and you don't get last Tuesday without real leadership on the grassroots level. It's truly stuff for the history books.