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Read this korrent: Choosing a partner well is a matter of virtue ethics, not just game theory.
Choosing a partner well is a matter of virtue ethics, not just game theory.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Natural selection will strengthen the human preference for other humans rather than erode it, because the people who resist outsourcing their social life are the ones who find mates. — tap to centre the map on it
Natural selection will strengthen the human preference for other humans rather than erode it, because the people who resist outsourcing their social life are the ones who find mates.
Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For Jane Austen, emotional faithfulness matters more than anything else in a man. — tap to centre the map on it
For Jane Austen, emotional faithfulness matters more than anything else in a man.
Last stated 11 months ago
16 Dec 2025
PS
Paul Seabright — holds since 2025-12-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. — tap to centre the map on it
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding a good spouse depends more on one's orientation toward building relationships and spotting non-trivial compatible traits than on matching a status checklist — tap to centre the map on it
Finding a good spouse depends more on one's orientation toward building relationships and spotting non-trivial compatible traits than on matching a status checklist
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jun 2023
JF
Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. — tap to centre the map on it
Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
NN
Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What we end up liking in a partner is often not what we expected to like, and what we value most is not necessarily what we fantasize about most. — tap to centre the map on it
What we end up liking in a partner is often not what we expected to like, and what we value most is not necessarily what we fantasize about most.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What makes a relationship worth having is the other person's quirks and small annoyances, which is exactly what we will edit out of artificial companions. — tap to centre the map on it
What makes a relationship worth having is the other person's quirks and small annoyances, which is exactly what we will edit out of artificial companions.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
GH
George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Love, desire and relationships are not commodities that can be replaced when they disappoint. — tap to centre the map on it
Love, desire and relationships are not commodities that can be replaced when they disappoint.
Last stated 9 years ago
21 Sept 2017
EP
Esther Perel — holds since 2017-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city is a natural creation, and humans are by nature political animals — tap to centre the map on it
A city is a natural creation, and humans are by nature political animals
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A household mistress should know enough medicine to be a judicious nurse — tap to centre the map on it
A household mistress should know enough medicine to be a judicious nurse
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A labourer who marries without means to support a family is in some respects an enemy to other labourers — tap to centre the map on it
A labourer who marries without means to support a family is in some respects an enemy to other labourers
TM
Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cultivating the mind is not incompatible with a woman's domestic duties — tap to centre the map on it
Cultivating the mind is not incompatible with a woman's domestic duties
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end. — tap to centre the map on it
Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Housewives are kept busy by house service, not by caring for children — tap to centre the map on it
Housewives are kept busy by house service, not by caring for children
CG
Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. — tap to centre the map on it
Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
RH
Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it
Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. — tap to centre the map on it
Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jan 2025
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are
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Choosing a partner well is a matter of virtue ethics, not just game theory.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
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Natural selection will strengthen the human preference for other humans rather than erode it, because the people who resist outsourcing their social life are the ones who find mates.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Similar wording
For Jane Austen, emotional faithfulness matters more than anything else in a man.
Last stated 16 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Paul Seabright
Similar wording
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Similar wording
Finding a good spouse depends more on one's orientation toward building relationships and spotting non-trivial compatible traits than on matching a status checklist
Last stated 10 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jacob Falkovich
Similar wording
Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Last stated 22 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Similar wording
What we end up liking in a partner is often not what we expected to like, and what we value most is not necessarily what we fantasize about most.
Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
What makes a relationship worth having is the other person's quirks and small annoyances, which is exactly what we will edit out of artificial companions.
Last stated 29 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds George Hotz
Similar wording
Love, desire and relationships are not commodities that can be replaced when they disappoint.
Last stated 21 Sept 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Esther Perel
Same subject: family
A city is a natural creation, and humans are by nature political animals
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: family
A household mistress should know enough medicine to be a judicious nurse
Last stated c. 1787
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Same subject: family
A labourer who marries without means to support a family is in some respects an enemy to other labourers
Last stated c. 1798
Holds Thomas Robert Malthus
Same subject: gender equality
Cultivating the mind is not incompatible with a woman's domestic duties
Last stated c. 1787
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Same subject: gender equality
Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: gender equality
Housewives are kept busy by house service, not by caring for children
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Same subject: demographics
Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up.
Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Robin Hanson
Same subject: demographics
Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: demographics
Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them.
Last stated 13 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kent C. Dodds