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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it Driven by incentives, a decent persondrifts into immoral behavior to get whathe wants and rationalizes it CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Publicly traded companies areincentivised to behave likepsychopaths, because they areoptimised for short-termtransactions rather than long-termrelationships. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who want to appear moral are attracted to the left, while people who want to appear rational are attracted to the right. — tap to centre the map on it People who want to appear moral areattracted to the left, while peoplewho want to appear rational areattracted to the right. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it — tap to centre the map on it By pursuing their own interest,people frequently serve societybetter than when they set out toserve it Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a system's incentives produce bad behaviour, the blame belongs entirely to whoever created the incentives. — tap to centre the map on it When a system's incentives producebad behaviour, the blame belongsentirely to whoever created theincentives. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. — tap to centre the map on it People with poor taste or judgmenttend to cluster together andreinforce each other's choices. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 JZ Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. — tap to centre the map on it Social systems tend to rewardvirtuous behavior over time. Last stated 5 months ago 2 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtue is a settled habit of preferring a good life to a good time — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtue is a settled habit ofpreferring a good life to a goodtime MA Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness — tap to centre the map on it We get our dinner from traders byappealing to their self-interest,not to their kindness Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — 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 3 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: 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: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it Imaginary social trends canspuriously shape people's realbeliefs and behaviors. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it Public scrutiny of a new technologytends to jump only after a deadlyincident, otherwise rising slowlyover decades Last stated 9 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated a month ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it Last stated c. 2005 Holds Charlie Munger Read this korrent →