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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 7 Mar 2022 to 17 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about friendship .
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Read this korrent: Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
SJ
Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep — tap to centre the map on it
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
TH
Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you — tap to centre the map on it
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other — tap to centre the map on it
Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure — tap to centre the map on it
Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure
EP
Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn — tap to centre the map on it
Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
SE
Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Marriage survives in South Asia because families arrange it and divorce is taboo, not because men and women mix more freely there. — tap to centre the map on it
Marriage survives in South Asia because families arrange it and divorce is taboo, not because men and women mix more freely there.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Feb 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publicly sharing political views poisons relationships — tap to centre the map on it
Publicly sharing political views poisons relationships
Last stated 4 years ago
27 Oct 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-27 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary 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-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
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 its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad 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 only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change 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 can spuriously shape people's real beliefs 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 technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over 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 turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated a month 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 enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive 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 desire for status, only change what earns it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Stefan Judis
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Same subject: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
Last stated c. 450–500 CE
Holds Thiruvalluvar
Same subject: friendship
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Same subject: friendship
Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: friendship
Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure
Last stated c. 89–135 CE
Holds Epictetus
Same subject: friendship
Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
Last stated c. 62–65 CE
Holds Seneca
Same subject: friendship
Marriage survives in South Asia because families arrange it and divorce is taboo, not because men and women mix more freely there.
Last stated 20 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: friendship
Publicly sharing political views poisons relationships
Last stated 27 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: behavioural science
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors.
Last stated 7 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Adam Mastroianni
Same subject: attitude change
Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades
Last stated 15 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Same subject: motivation
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: motivation
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 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: motivation
A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Rob Henderson