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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 24 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about family .
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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: It is impossible to configure a computer to allow meaningful web interaction without bombarding a user with addictive content. It is impossible to configure a computer to allow meaningful web interaction without bombarding a user with addictive content. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Kelsey Piper — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels. — tap to centre the map on it Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children brings a deep, profound meaning to life — tap to centre the map on it Having children brings a deep, profound meaning to life Last stated 2 years ago
27 Aug 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children is contagious: people are more likely to become parents when the people around them already are. — tap to centre the map on it Having children is contagious: people are more likely to become parents when the people around them already are. 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: Having children is not a niche or selfish lifestyle choice, and people without children shouldn't bear the costs of a structure that fails everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Having children is not a niche or selfish lifestyle choice, and people without children shouldn't bear the costs of a structure that fails everyone. Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children makes them the most interesting people to their parents — tap to centre the map on it Having children makes them the most interesting people to their parents Last stated 2 years ago
16 Mar 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-03-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern parenting in America is failing kids — tap to centre the map on it Modern parenting in America is failing kids Last stated 3 years ago
31 Mar 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. — tap to centre the map on it Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. Last stated a year ago
24 Oct 2025
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Tim Urban — holds since 2025-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — 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 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
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Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dopamine drives wanting rather than liking: the pleasure of actually getting the thing runs on opioids instead, which is why an addict can want what they do not enjoy. — tap to centre the map on it Dopamine drives wanting rather than liking: the pleasure of actually getting the thing runs on opioids instead, which is why an addict can want what they do not enjoy. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
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It is impossible to configure a computer to allow meaningful web interaction without bombarding a user with addictive content.
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Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
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Having children brings a deep, profound meaning to life
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Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else.
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Having children is contagious: people are more likely to become parents when the people around them already are.
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Having children is not a niche or selfish lifestyle choice, and people without children shouldn't bear the costs of a structure that fails everyone.
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Having children makes them the most interesting people to their parents
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Modern parenting in America is failing kids
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Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume.
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A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
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A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
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A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Holds
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Holds
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
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A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
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A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
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A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
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Dopamine drives wanting rather than liking: the pleasure of actually getting the thing runs on opioids instead, which is why an addict can want what they do not enjoy.
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