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7 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement. — tap to centre the map on it The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature. — tap to centre the map on it The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature. Last stated 3 weeks ago
2 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it. — tap to centre the map on it That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
31 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Last stated 8 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans. — tap to centre the map on it Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Razib Khan — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — 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 a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. Last stated 8 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not. — tap to centre the map on it An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it. — tap to centre the map on it An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — 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
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Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past.
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The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement.
Holds
The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature.
Holds
That everyone believes childhood has got worse is not evidence that it has, because every generation has believed it.
Holds
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Holds
Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Holds
Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future.
Holds
Modern humans, not Neanderthals, were the fearsome party in their encounters with archaic humans.
Holds
A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things.
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.
Holds
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Holds
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Holds
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Holds
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Holds
An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not.
Holds
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Holds
An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it.
Holds
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Holds