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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 18 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under management management Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under health and fitness health and fitness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: France was so traumatised by the First World War that it became risk averse, and by being risk averse it took a far greater risk. France was so traumatised by the FirstWorld War that it became risk averse, andby being risk averse it took a far greaterrisk. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The wealthy often take great risks to make money but seem risk-averse in giving it away — tap to centre the map on it The wealthy often take great risksto make money but seem risk-aversein giving it away Last stated a year ago 11 Sept 2025 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2025-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Large, structured organizations become risk-averse because everyone inside them is optimizing for the next promotion. — tap to centre the map on it Large, structured organizationsbecome risk-averse because everyoneinside them is optimizing for thenext promotion. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: If AI is risky like fire, everyone should have it; if it is risky like a nuclear weapon, no one should. — tap to centre the map on it If AI is risky like fire, everyoneshould have it; if it is risky likea nuclear weapon, no one should. Last stated a month ago 16 Sept 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many highly intelligent people tend to be insecure and risk-averse. — tap to centre the map on it Many highly intelligent people tendto be insecure and risk-averse. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people are probably too risk-averse, and writing out the worst outcomes shows they are not that bad. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are probably toorisk-averse, and writing out theworst outcomes shows they are notthat bad. Last stated 3 years ago by 27 Dec 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generalship and bravery can move the Second World War by months, but it was a war of numbers, and past a certain point its outcome was already inevitable. — tap to centre the map on it Generalship and bravery can move theSecond World War by months, but itwas a war of numbers, and past acertain point its outcome wasalready inevitable. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a wholesociety's information environment isunlikely ever to be decisive in awar, because shaping anothersociety's perceptions is genuinelyhard. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Health optimisation has overshot: minimising a measured risk is not worth it if the cost is not having lived. — tap to centre the map on it Health optimisation has overshot:minimising a measured risk is notworth it if the cost is not havinglived. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia — tap to centre the map on it Europe is weak spiritually andmilitarily in the face of Russia Last stated 2 years ago 19 Feb 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Partnering with Russia was a strategic mistake for Beijing, because it is the United States and Europe that hold the markets and the technology. — tap to centre the map on it Partnering with Russia was astrategic mistake for Beijing,because it is the United States andEurope that hold the markets and thetechnology. Last stated 4 years ago 4 Mar 2023 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2023-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political censorship is very popular worldwide — tap to centre the map on it Political censorship is very popularworldwide Last stated 2 years ago 7 Jan 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: American overregulation and labor-market rigidity make elevators far more common in Europe than in the US. — tap to centre the map on it American overregulation andlabor-market rigidity make elevatorsfar more common in Europe than inthe US. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans are largely unaware that they are ruled by people who are obsessed with Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are largely unaware thatthey are ruled by people who areobsessed with Europe. Last stated 4 days ago 18 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have listened too long to European culture, and the American spirit is suspected of being timid and imitative — tap to centre the map on it Americans have listened too long toEuropean culture, and the Americanspirit is suspected of being timidand imitative Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre France was so traumatised by the First World War that it became risk averse, and by being risk averse it took a far greater risk. Last stated 24 May 2025 · a year ago Holds James Holland Read this korrent →