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← Dams did not deserve their reversal of fortune; there is no need to build megastructures
11 connected korrents · 12 moments from 27 Oct 2022 to 9 Sept 2026.
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infrastructure Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Dams did not deserve their reversal of fortune; there is no need to build megastructures Dams did not deserve their reversal of fortune; there is no need to build megastructures Last stated 4 years ago
27 Oct 2022
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Vaclav Smil — holds since 2022-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reservoirs are not inherently cheaper to build than desalination plants. — tap to centre the map on it Reservoirs are not inherently cheaper to build than desalination plants. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Believing that higher yields do not spare land would push investment away from the thing that actually protects wild habitat. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that higher yields do not spare land would push investment away from the thing that actually protects wild habitat. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — 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 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are