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ACX Grants Results 2024

Astral Codex Ten • 9429 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
💼 Business Grants Advocacy Global Development Political Change
  1. The ACX Grants Results for 2024 announced several innovative projects that received funding, ranging from lead-acid battery recycling in Nigeria to lobbying for changes in kidney donation laws.
  2. The grantees included projects like developing anti-mosquito drones, creating germicidal UV lightbulbs, and advocating for a specialized pandemic response team at the FDA.
  3. The ACX Grants covered a diverse range of causes, including animal welfare, educational attainment, political change, and innovative medical research like artificial kidney creation and phage therapy.

A NEW AMERICA IS STRUGGLING TO BE BORN

TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson • 3950 implied HN points • 20 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Democracy Political Change Social justice Corporate Influence
  1. A new America is struggling to be born with a focus on reclaiming original principles.
  2. The current political landscape needs to shift to prioritize the well-being and inclusivity of all Americans.
  3. It is time for a new generation of American consciousness to emerge and steer the country towards a better future.

Into the Waste Land

Trying to Understand the World • 3 implied HN points • 17 May 23
🌍 World Politics Political Change Revolution Power Structures Leadership
  1. Discontinuous political change requires a group with a common purpose, a clear vision, and the resources to act.
  2. Successful political change historically depended on intermediate structures like trade unions, political parties, and religious institutions.
  3. Current Western political systems face a crisis of credibility, with a risk of falling apart without a clear replacement in sight.

France, unleash the fury!

Venture Prose • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jul 16
🌍 World Politics France Political Change Technology Adoption Entrepreneurship
  1. Humans tend to fear and fight what they don't understand, while politicians often prioritize ego and pleasing select groups, leading to excessive rules and complexity.
  2. The world is rapidly changing with decentralization and shifting powers, creating a divide between those embracing new paradigms and those resisting them.
  3. France has a unique pattern of adoption for new technologies but also faces contradictions with a minority resisting change, yet there is a growing movement of entrepreneurs and public figures ready to challenge the status quo.
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