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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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Read this korrent: A group holds together when its members grant social status to whoever advances the group's shared goals.
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
KS
Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal. — tap to centre the map on it
For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AW
Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players. — tap to centre the map on it
One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People in similar social positions tend to share tastes, and the social hierarchy labels some tastes good and others bad. — tap to centre the map on it
People in similar social positions tend to share tastes, and the social hierarchy labels some tastes good and others bad.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Dec 2023
WM
W. David Marx — holds since 2023-12-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As societies rely more on coordination than coercion, the power to shape beliefs and knowledge grows in importance. — tap to centre the map on it
As societies rely more on coordination than coercion, the power to shape beliefs and knowledge grows in importance.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
HF
Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compassionate society needs social and economic conditions that restrain 'control and hold' and promote 'care and share'. — tap to centre the map on it
A compassionate society needs social and economic conditions that restrain 'control and hold' and promote 'care and share'.
Last stated 6 years ago
10 Feb 2021
PG
Paul Gilbert — holds since 2021-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively. — tap to centre the map on it
A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively.
Last stated 11 years ago
11 Feb 2016
KS
Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The organising rule under extreme growth is that no team may block another — even when honouring it means adding to the very monolith you are trying to dismantle. — tap to centre the map on it
The organising rule under extreme growth is that no team may block another — even when honouring it means adding to the very monolith you are trying to dismantle.
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social pressure to stay near the consensus stops people from adopting beliefs that diverge from it, especially when the stakes are high. — tap to centre the map on it
Social pressure to stay near the consensus stops people from adopting beliefs that diverge from it, especially when the stakes are high.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
1 Oct 2026
AE
Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1995 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are