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libertarianism Same subject Same subject Same subject 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: Emotions are how a person draws on accumulated patterns, so people who lose access to them make worse decisions rather than more rational ones. Emotions are how a person draws on accumulated patterns, so people who lose access to them make worse decisions rather than more rational ones. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. — tap to centre the map on it Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement. — tap to centre the map on it People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. — tap to centre the map on it Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. — tap to centre the map on it Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — 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 enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 8 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
JM
Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
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Emotions are how a person draws on accumulated patterns, so people who lose access to them make worse decisions rather than more rational ones.
Holds GK Gary KleinRead this korrent →
Losing your emotions does not leave you a cooler decision-maker; it leaves you unable to organise a life at all.
Holds RA Ralph Adolphs
People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan.
Holds RA Ralph Adolphs
One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with.
Holds
A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience.
Holds JC James Clear
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Holds
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Holds ER Eric Ries