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← Modernity is a deal in which humans gain power and give up meaning

12 connected korrents · 9 moments from 30 Jan 2019 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Addiction Addiction Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Modernity is a deal in which humans gain power and give up meaning Modernity is a deal in which humans gainpower and give up meaning YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modernity probably brings more unhappiness than the past; acquiring things does not make people permanently happier. — tap to centre the map on it Modernity probably brings moreunhappiness than the past; acquiringthings does not make peoplepermanently happier. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern struggle is individuals, cut off from tribe and religion, standing up to weaponized addictions. — tap to centre the map on it The modern struggle is individuals,cut off from tribe and religion,standing up to weaponizedaddictions. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. — tap to centre the map on it The modern era broke humanity'straditional process for evolvingcultures by creating afast-changing, capitalism-drivenworld while keeping capitalism fromrunning many key areas of culture. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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 usersshould leave, because there arealways other jobs and no amount ofmoney is worth tearing up the fabricof a society. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 TF 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 turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR 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 holdsplayers there long past the pointwhere they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago 30 Jan 2019 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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
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At the centre Modernity is a deal in which humans gain power and give up meaning Last stated c. 2015–2017 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →