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← Many typical forms of oppressive behaviour stem from evolved 'control and hold' resource strategies.
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Read this korrent: Many typical forms of oppressive behaviour stem from evolved 'control and hold' resource strategies.
Many typical forms of oppressive behaviour stem from evolved 'control and hold' resource strategies.
Last stated 6 years ago
10 Feb 2021
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Paul Gilbert — holds since 2021-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compassionate society needs social and economic conditions that restrain 'control and hold' and promote 'care and share'. — tap to centre the map on it
A compassionate society needs social and economic conditions that restrain 'control and hold' and promote 'care and share'.
Last stated 6 years ago
10 Feb 2021
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Paul Gilbert — holds since 2021-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Racism is never defeated, only adapted: it evolves into subtler forms like mass incarceration and stop-and-frisk. — tap to centre the map on it
Racism is never defeated, only adapted: it evolves into subtler forms like mass incarceration and stop-and-frisk.
Last stated 6 years ago
14 Jun 2020
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Khoi Vinh — holds since 2020-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ordinary people can resist tyranny through friendly everyday participation in shared meals, clubs and study circles. — tap to centre the map on it
Ordinary people can resist tyranny through friendly everyday participation in shared meals, clubs and study circles.
Last stated 2 years ago
12 Apr 2025
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Edith Hall — holds since 2025-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading. — tap to centre the map on it
Comparative advantage stops governing once the power imbalance is large enough: groups then switch into seeking to dominate instead of trading.
Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Willpower eventually loses, so safeguards are needed to change behaviour. — tap to centre the map on it
Willpower eventually loses, so safeguards are needed to change behaviour.
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: Humanity invents great works, panics, and desperately tries to wrest them back under control. — tap to centre the map on it
Humanity invents great works, panics, and desperately tries to wrest them back under control.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it
'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone.
Last stated 13 years ago
25 May 2013
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country is primarily for its native people — tap to centre the map on it
A country is primarily for its native people
Last stated a year ago
15 Sept 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with influence has a responsibility to use it against leaders' racist, fear-provoking rhetoric — tap to centre the map on it
A person with influence has a responsibility to use it against leaders' racist, fear-provoking rhetoric
Last stated 8 years ago
6 Mar 2019
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Taylor Swift — holds since 2019-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label — tap to centre the map on it
A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label
Last stated 9 years ago
31 Dec 2017
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Emma Watson — holds since 2017-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a feminist is more than a single choice; it is an ongoing interrogation of self — tap to centre the map on it
Being a feminist is more than a single choice; it is an ongoing interrogation of self
Last stated 9 years ago
31 Dec 2017
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Emma Watson — holds since 2017-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming racism alone for Black relationship problems hides the equal impact of sexism — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming racism alone for Black relationship problems hides the equal impact of sexism
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bell hooks — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are
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