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Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Human violence is not a human peculiarity: nature is not a peaceful thing, and every living thing in it is trying to kill something else. Human violence is not a human peculiarity:nature is not a peaceful thing, and everyliving thing in it is trying to killsomething else. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: With violence, human nature is both the problem and the solution — tap to centre the map on it With violence, human nature is boththe problem and the solution SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are not gentle creatures who only defend themselves; a strong desire for aggression is part of their instinctual endowment — tap to centre the map on it People are not gentle creatures whoonly defend themselves; a strongdesire for aggression is part oftheir instinctual endowment SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reflection may be a state against nature, and the thinking human a depraved animal — tap to centre the map on it Reflection may be a state againstnature, and the thinking human adepraved animal JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Violence has declined over long stretches of time, and this may be the most peaceable era in our species' existence — tap to centre the map on it Violence has declined over longstretches of time, and this may bethe most peaceable era in ourspecies' existence SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nature tends, though not always fully, toward avoiding competition, which is always harmful to the species — tap to centre the map on it Nature tends, though not alwaysfully, toward avoiding competition,which is always harmful to thespecies PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our evolved nature rewards pessimism, but in much safer times we should work past it towards peace. — tap to centre the map on it Our evolved nature rewardspessimism, but in much safer timeswe should work past it towardspeace. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human nature is too varied to accept constraint on its creativity — tap to centre the map on it Human nature is too varied to acceptconstraint on its creativity Last stated 3 years ago 7 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates — tap to centre the map on it Humans are by nature theMachiavellian animal, the product of40 million years of evolution fromprimates RG Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are Same subject: People judge an organisation by the humans they deal with, because judging other people is the task evolution equipped them for. — tap to centre the map on it People judge an organisation by thehumans they deal with, becausejudging other people is the taskevolution equipped them for. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desire to work rather than be idle may be an evolved human trait. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to work rather than beidle may be an evolved human trait. Last stated 9 months ago 2 Feb 2026 JC JL Collins — holds since 2026-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge passed on outside DNA, in books and other records, should be counted as part of human evolution. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge passed on outside DNA, inbooks and other records, should becounted as part of human evolution. SH Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describethe feature as though it alreadyexisted — once as a tutorial andonce as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Human violence is not a human peculiarity: nature is not a peaceful thing, and every living thing in it is trying to kill something else. Last stated 9 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Elon Musk Read this korrent →