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16 connected korrents · 14 moments from 15 Jul 1838 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A troubled person needs a change of soul rather than a change of place A troubled person needs a change of soulrather than a change of place SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans need struggle and tension — tap to centre the map on it Humans need struggle and tension Last stated 3 years ago 24 Dec 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. — tap to centre the map on it It is not easy to change thedirection of a political system, andidealistic reform plans usually donot work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: People need a meaningful burden to find purpose — tap to centre the map on it People need a meaningful burden tofind purpose Last stated 3 years ago 2 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: People need a purpose to live for — tap to centre the map on it People need a purpose to live for Last stated 3 years ago 24 Dec 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living in a certain way can foster a god-complex. — tap to centre the map on it Living in a certain way can foster agod-complex. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it — tap to centre the map on it Another soul can provoke me but notinstruct me; I must find what itsays true in myself or reject it Last stated 188 years ago 15 Jul 1838 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who do not watch the movements of their own minds must be unhappy — tap to centre the map on it People who do not watch themovements of their own minds must beunhappy MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise 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 country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis is defined not by howsevere a problem is but by whetherit hits people powerful enough toforce change. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Sept 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat 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 city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A troubled person needs a change of soul rather than a change of place Last stated c. 62–65 CE Holds Seneca Read this korrent →