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30 Apr 2012
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Edward O. Wilson — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individualism first erodes public virtue and in the long run destroys every other virtue — tap to centre the map on it Individualism first erodes public virtue and in the long run destroys every other virtue
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. — tap to centre the map on it Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. Last stated 6 months ago
2 May 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — 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 its particular character
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Clay Shirky — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. — tap to centre the map on it Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. — tap to centre the map on it People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing what everyone else does gets the same results everyone else gets, because the social rewards of following the crowd arrive long before the benefits of diverging from it. — tap to centre the map on it Doing what everyone else does gets the same results everyone else gets, because the social rewards of following the crowd arrive long before the benefits of diverging from it. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — 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 on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — 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-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection
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Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are