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← In the mind, it is more the rule than the exception for the past to survive
17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 21 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: In the mind, it is more the rule than the exception for the past to survive
In the mind, it is more the rule than the exception for the past to survive
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rules tend to become more stringent as they are interpreted by successive layers of government. — tap to centre the map on it
Rules tend to become more stringent as they are interpreted by successive layers of government.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We suffer more often in imagination than in reality — tap to centre the map on it
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality
SE
Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules — tap to centre the map on it
The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules
MA
Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do
Last stated 4 years ago
3 Mar 2023
MM
Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Actions are more persuasive than arguments — tap to centre the map on it
Actions are more persuasive than arguments
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Time changes more minds than reason does — tap to centre the map on it
Time changes more minds than reason does
Last stated 251 years ago
14 Feb 1776
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it
Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
RW
Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 1776 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are