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← Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 24 May 1689 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under AGI AGI In tensionSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. Changing your mind in light of new factsshould be celebrated rather than heldagainst you. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 SG Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2018-08-30 — tap for who they are GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are In tension: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The smartest people the author knows hold strong opinions weakly and change them with new information, while the dumbest keep opinions fixed just to stay consistent. — tap to centre the map on it The smartest people the author knowshold strong opinions weakly andchange them with new information,while the dumbest keep opinionsfixed just to stay consistent. Last stated a month ago 7 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation. — tap to centre the map on it The beliefs worth changing are thedefended ones, so changing a mind isa siege rather than a conversation. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Mar 2023 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: New opinions are usually opposed just for being uncommon, but a truth is no less true for being new — tap to centre the map on it New opinions are usually opposedjust for being uncommon, but a truthis no less true for being new Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Changing societal outcomes requires changing minds, and the credibility many diverse co-authors lend to a conclusion is hard to replicate with AI. — tap to centre the map on it Changing societal outcomes requireschanging minds, and the credibilitymany diverse co-authors lend to aconclusion is hard to replicate withAI. Last stated a year ago 27 Aug 2025 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody can hold the answer in an environment where the answer changes weekly, which means you are as smart as everybody else because you are as ignorant as everybody else. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody can hold the answer in anenvironment where the answer changesweekly, which means you are as smartas everybody else because you are asignorant as everybody else. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 KB Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it;people should be judged by thetruth, not the truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social pressure to stay near the consensus stops people from adopting beliefs that diverge from it, especially when the stakes are high. — tap to centre the map on it Social pressure to stay near theconsensus stops people from adoptingbeliefs that diverge from it,especially when the stakes are high. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anything introduced with “I believe” is, by that fact alone, not something everyone can see to be true. — tap to centre the map on it Anything introduced with “I believe”is, by that fact alone, notsomething everyone can see to betrue. Last stated 10 months ago 5 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-05 — 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 ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated 4 weeks ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 byevery little thing is no longer adominant 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: 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 a month ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · a month ago Holds Stephan GuyenetGergely OroszDavid Heinemeier HanssonPieter Levels Read this korrent →