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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 29 Dec 2015 to 12 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under energy energy 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: Many small steps toward disaster can carry a person too far to avoid it, because each step presents so little contrast with the present position Many small steps toward disaster can carrya person too far to avoid it, because eachstep presents so little contrast with thepresent position CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: People reliably skip the practices known to prevent rare catastrophes, and then rationalise the shortcut as the reasonable thing to do. — tap to centre the map on it People reliably skip the practicesknown to prevent rare catastrophes,and then rationalise the shortcut asthe reasonable thing to do. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reaching a conclusion quickly and then resisting any change in it naturally causes many errors of cognition — tap to centre the map on it Reaching a conclusion quickly andthen resisting any change in itnaturally causes many errors ofcognition CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relying on AI misbehavior appearing gradually during training to catch misalignment may fail at exactly the most dangerous time. — tap to centre the map on it Relying on AI misbehavior appearinggradually during training to catchmisalignment may fail at exactly themost dangerous time. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because itextrapolates past what we canobserve is methodologicallyrespectable and still a failure ofnerve. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Once a fear is seen clearly it fades; what we think we are facing is more likely a distraction from what is actually holding us back. — tap to centre the map on it Once a fear is seen clearly itfades; what we think we are facingis more likely a distraction fromwhat is actually holding us back. Last stated 7 years ago 2 Oct 2019 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2019-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedlyoverreacted drastically to realproblems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclearpower, swept up in fear after onevivid incident. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair. — tap to centre the map on it Faced with someone's raw suffering,compassion from a step away seems towork better than empathy, which canleave you disabled by their despair. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Feb 2024 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2024-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Delaying intuition until each dimension has been assessed separately and a whole profile exists tends to give a better judgment, because rapid intuitions are not particularly good. — tap to centre the map on it Delaying intuition until eachdimension has been assessedseparately and a whole profileexists tends to give a betterjudgment, because rapid intuitionsare not particularly good. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — 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 byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF 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 isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual 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 citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Many small steps toward disaster can carry a person too far to avoid it, because each step presents so little contrast with the present position Last stated c. 2005 Holds Charlie Munger Read this korrent →