Leon Voß

Dissecting the Popularity Contest

In the last article, I wrote about the job market looking more like a popularity contest than a meritocracy.

Jul 17 • Leon Voß

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Meritocracy or Popularity Contest?

Why are AI labs paying mediocre employees millions?

Jul 8 • Leon Voß

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June 2026

The Three Laws of Moral Panics

Real or confirmation bias?

Jun 23 • Leon Voß

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The Marginal Value of an Average Birth

Are new neighbors harmful?

Jun 22 • Leon Voß

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Looking at Society Quantitatively

Distributions, decomposition, and fundamental parts

Jun 11 • Leon Voß

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April 2026

Financial Markets as Products of Evolution

No intelligent design

Apr 23 • Leon Voß

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March 2026

Check out the new & improved Sociobiology.org

Now my main website

Mar 30 • Leon Voß

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Introducing HBD Forum

And some commentary on LLMs

Mar 16 • Leon Voß

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How to Read Leon Voß's Writings from 2023 through 2025

A map of my writings

Mar 1 • Leon Voß

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February 2026

Thoughts on Prestige Universities and Alternatives

Build alternatives and attack the current institutions with new laws

Feb 14 • Leon Voß

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The Narcissism of Asian Immigrants

Foreigners don't determine status in a country

Feb 4 • Leon Voß

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White Elites Need Borders Because of Game Theory

How certain groups of high-performing immigrants defect from the elite white economic cooperation equilibrium

Feb 1 • Leon Voß

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