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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 21 Sept 2017 to 29 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under behavioural science
behavioural science
Everything filed under motivation
motivation
Everything filed under attitude change
attitude change
Everything filed under evolutionary biology
evolutionary biology
Everything filed under sustainability
sustainability
Everything filed under agency
agency
Everything filed under AI and jobs
AI and jobs
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Read this korrent: As communities weaken, we ask a single partner to supply what a village used to.
As communities weaken, we ask a single partner to supply what a village used to.
Last stated 9 years ago
21 Sept 2017
EP
Esther Perel — holds since 2017-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence — tap to centre the map on it
Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs — tap to centre the map on it
Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up — tap to centre the map on it
The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up
GH
Garrett Hardin — holds since c. 1998 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. — tap to centre the map on it
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it
Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power. — tap to centre the map on it
Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
JZ
Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No job or boss protects you any more; self-reliance and expressing individuality are the only way to power — tap to centre the map on it
No job or boss protects you any more; self-reliance and expressing individuality are the only way to power
RG
Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans. — tap to centre the map on it
Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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
CH
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
AS
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
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
As communities weaken, we ask a single partner to supply what a village used to.
Last stated 21 Sept 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Esther Perel
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence
Last stated c. 1890–1902
Holds Peter Kropotkin
Similar wording
Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Bertrand Russell
Similar wording
The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up
Last stated c. 1998
Holds Garrett Hardin
Similar wording
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Similar wording
Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Last stated 4 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds George Monbiot
Similar wording
Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jeffrey Zeldman
Similar wording
No job or boss protects you any more; self-reliance and expressing individuality are the only way to power
Last stated c. 2010
Holds Robert Greene
Similar wording
Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Lenny Rachitsky
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes