Patri Friedman

Patri Friedman (born 29 July 1976 in Blacksburg, Virginia) is an American activist and theorist of political economy.

Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.

Quotes

• We do not live in a world that mainly suffers bad policies due to lack of ideas about better ones, or lack of elegant explanations supporting good policies, but one that suffers bad policies due to system and meta-system level incentives.
  • in Public Choice Ignorance Everywhere, November 2010

• Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.
  • Twitter, March 2011.

• A scientist can be tactful and PC with his mouth, but not his ears or eyes and certainly not his mind. Truth must reign there above all. For your first allegiance is either to Truth or to Ignorance. Worry about offending, and you are choosing Ignorance.
  • in Quotable Patri

• We meet fellow humans throughout our travels,
  Become close — friends, dates, lovers.
  Always we are distanced again
  from death, geography, or meeting others,
  Only dialtone on the phone,
  cold and empty beneath the covers.
  • Parting is such sweet sorrow

External links

• Patri Friedman's website
• Patri Friedman's blog