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← Human social cooperation is fundamentally norm-governed rather than purely consequentialist.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 2 Nov 2016 to 19 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under design design Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Human social cooperation is fundamentally norm-governed rather than purely consequentialist. Human social cooperation is fundamentallynorm-governed rather than purelyconsequentialist. Last stated 3 months ago 11 Aug 2026 SH Samuel Hammond — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human society is a distributive community — tap to centre the map on it Human society is a distributivecommunity MW Michael Walzer — holds since c. 1983 — tap for who they are Same subject: Group action gives human society its particular character — tap to centre the map on it Group action gives human society itsparticular character CS Clay Shirky — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: In human-agent interaction the human is the prioritised party, and the agent should do far more labour for the human's benefit. — tap to centre the map on it In human-agent interaction the humanis the prioritised party, and theagent should do far more labour forthe human's benefit. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 MA Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot morally be based onthe way evolution works, even thoughcompetition is what drivesinnovation. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human society rests not on love or sympathy but on an awareness, even if only instinctive, of human solidarity — tap to centre the map on it Human society rests not on love orsympathy but on an awareness, evenif only instinctive, of humansolidarity PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A standard of social ethics is reached by mixing with everyone, not in seclusion — tap to centre the map on it A standard of social ethics isreached by mixing with everyone, notin seclusion JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most consequential AI companies may be built by those who understand human needs, not those who understand AI best. — tap to centre the map on it The most consequential AI companiesmay be built by those who understandhuman needs, not those whounderstand AI best. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 AO Anton Osika — holds since 2026-10-19 — 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 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — 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 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — 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 3 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 10 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 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — 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 5 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 10 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
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