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1. OtherShrezzing · 1790015729 · focus · HN ↗

   Advisory groups, especially ones stacked with prominent individuals, are where concepts go to die. They’re taken straight from the financial services playbook. Anyone remember all those climate/finance advisory groups from 2020/21? They’re all defunct now, having achieved nothing.

   1. mturmon · 1790021247 · focus · HN ↗

      And the IAS in particular is an interesting choice given a community understanding that it prefers contemplation over problem-solving (e.g., paragraph 2 of this excerpt from Surely You&#x27;re Joking -- <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;calteches.library.caltech.edu&#x2F;52&#x2F;2&#x2F;dignified.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;calteches.library.caltech.edu&#x2F;52&#x2F;2&#x2F;dignified.htm)

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