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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 13 May 2007 to 9 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones Anti-intellectualism is not oneproposition but a complex of related ones RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is resentment and suspicion of the life of the mind and those who represent it — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is resentmentand suspicion of the life of themind and those who represent it RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Practicality is not the essence of the intellectual's interest in ideas — tap to centre the map on it Practicality is not the essence ofthe intellectual's interest in ideas RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is usually ambivalence; pure dislike of intellect is uncommon — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is usuallyambivalence; pure dislike ofintellect is uncommon RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: The conventional wisdom is overturned by the march of events, not by ideas — tap to centre the map on it The conventional wisdom isoverturned by the march of events,not by ideas JG John Kenneth Galbraith — holds since c. 1958 — tap for who they are Same subject: The intellectual life is not selling ideas but coming together to determine the truth and significance of things — tap to centre the map on it The intellectual life is not sellingideas but coming together todetermine the truth and significanceof things JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an intellectual is not the same as being smart — tap to centre the map on it Being an intellectual is not thesame as being smart Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state — tap to centre the map on it Refusing to believe reality becauseit doesn't fit your mental model isan intellectual failure state Last stated 3 years ago 13 Oct 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters isthe integrity of the thoughts, notthe personalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago 11 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones Last stated c. 1963 Holds Richard Hofstadter Read this korrent →