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← Because Sapiens cooperate through myths, they could change their behaviour rapidly by changing their myths

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 20 Apr 2020 to 26 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Attachment theory Attachment theory Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Because Sapiens cooperate through myths, they could change their behaviour rapidly by changing their myths Because Sapiens cooperate through myths,they could change their behaviour rapidlyby changing their myths YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: During the next century people will discover how to modify human intelligence and instincts like aggression. — tap to centre the map on it During the next century people willdiscover how to modify humanintelligence and instincts likeaggression. SH Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stereotypes of the past lead people to misperceive attitude change, and those misperceptions can legitimize policies people may not actually prefer. — tap to centre the map on it Stereotypes of the past lead peopleto misperceive attitude change, andthose misperceptions can legitimizepolicies people may not actuallyprefer. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Societies are less responsive to adjusting to reality as it evolves — tap to centre the map on it Societies are less responsive toadjusting to reality as it evolves Last stated 5 years ago 9 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity's advantage is accumulated shared knowledge rather than higher intelligence — and AI models, which vanish with their context window, have none of it. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity's advantage is accumulatedshared knowledge rather than higherintelligence — and AI models, whichvanish with their context window,have none of it. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Technology changes rapidly while people and culture change slowly — tap to centre the map on it Technology changes rapidly whilepeople and culture change slowly DN Don Norman — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every cognitive ingredient for farming and for states was already in place tens of thousands of years before either appeared, so what humanity was waiting on was not biology. — tap to centre the map on it Every cognitive ingredient forfarming and for states was alreadyin place tens of thousands of yearsbefore either appeared, so whathumanity was waiting on was notbiology. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern world has been shaped by the belief that humans can outsmart and defeat death — tap to centre the map on it The modern world has been shaped bythe belief that humans can outsmartand defeat death Last stated 7 years ago 20 Apr 2020 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2020-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition — tap to centre the map on it Reaching a conclusion quickly andthen resisting any change in itnaturally causes many errors ofcognition CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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 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 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 politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. — tap to centre the map on it A pursue-withdraw dynamic betweenpartners is self-sustaining and doesnot require either person to be atfault. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Attachment patterns tend to surface most clearly in the situations that carry the greatest emotional risk. — tap to centre the map on it Attachment patterns tend to surfacemost clearly in the situations thatcarry the greatest emotional risk. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Early childhood contact with parentsshapes a person's capacity forconnection in all their laterrelationships. Last stated 4 weeks ago 26 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Because Sapiens cooperate through myths, they could change their behaviour rapidly by changing their myths Last stated c. 2011–2015 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →