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15 connected korrents · 14 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 18 Sept 2026.
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10 Feb 2021
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Paul Gilbert — holds since 2021-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group holds together when its members grant social status to whoever advances the group's shared goals. — tap to centre the map on it A group holds together when its members grant social status to whoever advances the group's shared goals. Last stated 11 years ago
11 Feb 2016
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Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
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Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Membership in a community often requires limiting one's freedoms for the greater good. — tap to centre the map on it Membership in a community often requires limiting one's freedoms for the greater good. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Priya Parker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Major AI-driven economic disruption will require creating new kinds of social insurance and welfare programs to maintain living standards. — tap to centre the map on it Major AI-driven economic disruption will require creating new kinds of social insurance and welfare programs to maintain living standards. Last stated 10 months ago
5 Jan 2026
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Dylan Matthews — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society needs consequences, but they should be proportionate and leave room for rehabilitation, reconciliation or recompense — tap to centre the map on it Society needs consequences, but they should be proportionate and leave room for rehabilitation, reconciliation or recompense Last stated 3 years ago
17 Apr 2024
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Dan Ariely — holds since 2024-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control. — tap to centre the map on it The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
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Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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A compassionate society needs social and economic conditions that restrain 'control and hold' and promote 'care and share'.
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A group holds together when its members grant social status to whoever advances the group's shared goals.
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No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Holds
Membership in a community often requires limiting one's freedoms for the greater good.
Holds
Major AI-driven economic disruption will require creating new kinds of social insurance and welfare programs to maintain living standards.
Holds
Society needs consequences, but they should be proportionate and leave room for rehabilitation, reconciliation or recompense
Holds
The optimization economy cannot deliver control, because it depends on people's desperation and chasing control through optimization is itself a loss of control.
Holds
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
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A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Holds
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
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"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
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A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
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