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13 connected korrents · 13 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Bemoaning an undesirable activity as frequent is a big mistake well-meaning communicators often make Bemoaning an undesirable activity asfrequent is a big mistake well-meaningcommunicators often make RC Robert Cialdini — holds since c. 2020 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communicators should stop showcasing people behaving badly and instead feature the many acting responsibly — tap to centre the map on it Communicators should stop showcasingpeople behaving badly and insteadfeature the many acting responsibly RC Robert Cialdini — holds since c. 2020 — tap for who they are Same subject: A worker who spends a whole life on a few simple, repetitive tasks generally loses the habit of thinking — tap to centre the map on it A worker who spends a whole life ona few simple, repetitive tasksgenerally loses the habit ofthinking Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do. — tap to centre the map on it People reliably skip the practicesknown to prevent rare catastrophes,and then rationalise the shortcut asthe reasonable thing to do. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Constant social media bombardment harms people without them realizing it — tap to centre the map on it Constant social media bombardmentharms people without them realizingit Last stated 9 months ago 26 Dec 2025 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2025-12-26 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-03 — 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 cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 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-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 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 itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad 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: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragilethan it looks, because pushing usersfar enough makes even the locked-inones leave. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Oct 2024 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are MW Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it A more fragmented but media-savvypopulation will lead to moresmall-scale, meme-driven terrorism. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 BH Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Bemoaning an undesirable activity as frequent is a big mistake well-meaning communicators often make Last stated c. 2020 Holds Robert Cialdini Read this korrent →