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Last Checked Sept. 1, 2022

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Thu Aug 18 11:35:20 +0000 2022

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Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang

One I think about is an asteroid hurtling toward Earth. Very low probability high consequence. Would I want government investing in space telescopes to better inventory objects? Yes because the time frame is very long. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang

There are a range of low-probability-in-each-period but high-consequence events that ideally government would be investing in preparation for. Think pandemics or bad AI. But our government isn’t operating like that unfortunately. Hopefully we can change that. — PolitiTweet.org

Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang

Met the author tonight - excited to dig into “What We Owe the Future” about longtermism and effective altruism. Man… https://t.co/QpTGecOAhN

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang

Short-term thinking is holding us back. Many of these problems are a terrible fit for business because of the time frames. And some are too big for philanthropy. That leaves government. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2022

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