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← Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 8 Feb 1780 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people Cooperation, not struggle, drives humanevolution, so the fighting instinct shouldbe eliminated from people Last stated 105 years ago 25 Apr 1921 SY Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural selection opposes cooperation by default, so cooperation only survives where a specific mechanism is at work. — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection opposescooperation by default, socooperation only survives where aspecific mechanism is at work. Last stated 20 years ago 8 Dec 2006 MN Martin Nowak — holds since 2006-12-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral understanding is not improving as science is, and people should stop being wolves to one another — tap to centre the map on it Moral understanding is not improvingas science is, and people shouldstop being wolves to one another Last stated 247 years ago 8 Feb 1780 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1780-02-08 — 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 strengthenthe human preference for otherhumans rather than erode it, becausethe people who resist outsourcingtheir social life are the ones whofind mates. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Evolution could not have built new levels of organization at all without cooperation. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution could not have built newlevels of organization at allwithout cooperation. Last stated 20 years ago 8 Dec 2006 MN Martin Nowak — holds since 2006-12-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reason is only one of several evolved mental faculties, and treating it as the gold standard misdescribes how people decide. — tap to centre the map on it Reason is only one of severalevolved mental faculties, andtreating it as the gold standardmisdescribes how people decide. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance — tap to centre the map on it Humans are hard-wired to be of weakprinciples and strong tribalallegiance Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot morally be based onthe way evolution works, even thoughcompetition is what drivesinnovation. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates — tap to centre the map on it Humans are by nature theMachiavellian animal, the product of40 million years of evolution fromprimates RG Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — 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 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 habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people Last stated 25 Apr 1921 · 105 years ago Holds Sun Yat-sen Read this korrent →