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Read this korrent: Controversy can affect how people perceive you.
Controversy can affect how people perceive you.
Last stated 19 years ago
12 Mar 2008
MC
Matt Cutts — holds since 2008-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People overestimate how much attention others pay to them — tap to centre the map on it
People overestimate how much attention others pay to them
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Jan 2024
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2024-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy. — tap to centre the map on it
Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Apr 2024
JS
Jerry Seinfeld — holds since 2024-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true. — tap to centre the map on it
People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be — tap to centre the map on it
Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be
JW
John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul. — tap to centre the map on it
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 21 years ago
24 Jan 2006
MC
Matt Cutts — holds since 2006-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way something is presented affects how people think about it. — tap to centre the map on it
The way something is presented affects how people think about it.
Last stated 8 years ago
by 27 Jun 2018
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Amjad Masad — holds since 2018-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to project their own flaws onto others. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to project their own flaws onto others.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
JB
Josh Blackman — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it
"Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Last stated 3 months ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 2006 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Controversy can affect how people perceive you.
Last stated 12 Mar 2008 · 19 years ago
Holds Matt Cutts
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Similar wording
People overestimate how much attention others pay to them
Last stated 25 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Manson
Similar wording
Worrying about how people see you, and what they say about you, is wasted time and energy.
Last stated 29 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Jerry Seinfeld
Similar wording
People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Similar wording
Character, what you really are, matters much more than reputation, what you are perceived to be
Last stated c. 2001
Holds John Wooden
Similar wording
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 24 Jan 2006 · 21 years ago
Holds Matt Cutts
Similar wording
The way something is presented affects how people think about it.
Last stated by 27 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Amjad Masad
Similar wording
People tend to project their own flaws onto others.
Last stated 6 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Josh Blackman
Similar wording
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Same subject: energy
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Emily Atkin
Same subject: energy
"Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is
Last stated c. 1963–1970
Holds Jane Roberts
Same subject: energy
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: solar
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: solar
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: solar
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Last stated 9 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Casey Handmer
Same subject: nuclear power
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: nuclear power
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Molson Hart
Same subject: nuclear power
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tyler Cowen