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demographics 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: Money cannot make up for meeting a partner late, because the years in which a couple can have children have already gone. Money cannot make up for meeting a partner late, because the years in which a couple can have children have already gone. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children. — tap to centre the map on it Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children. Last stated 11 months ago
14 Oct 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
LS
Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where men and women are kept apart, couples form late because it is hard to find somebody you actually like. — tap to centre the map on it Where men and women are kept apart, couples form late because it is hard to find somebody you actually like. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Feb 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off. — tap to centre the map on it Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off. Last stated a month ago
4 Aug 2026
NM
Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying parents large sums of cash directly is the pronatal policy most likely to work, because every indirect policy has to guess what the real obstacle is. — tap to centre the map on it Paying parents large sums of cash directly is the pronatal policy most likely to work, because every indirect policy has to guess what the real obstacle is. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
RH
Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. — tap to centre the map on it A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Apr 2024
BP
Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices. — tap to centre the map on it Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices. Last stated 4 years ago
4 Jan 2023
DH
Daniel Herriges — holds since 2023-01-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand. — tap to centre the map on it Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand. Last stated 2 years ago
29 May 2024
DH
Daniel Herriges — holds since 2024-05-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated yesterday
7 Sept 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Nov 2023
LP
Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are
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Money cannot make up for meeting a partner late, because the years in which a couple can have children have already gone.
Holds AE Alice EvansRead this korrent →
Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children.
Holds AE Alice EvansLS Lyman Stone
Where men and women are kept apart, couples form late because it is hard to find somebody you actually like.
Holds AE Alice Evans
By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off.
Holds NM Nick Maggiulli
Paying parents large sums of cash directly is the pronatal policy most likely to work, because every indirect policy has to guess what the real obstacle is.
Holds RH Robin Hanson
A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Affordability is not a property of a building; it is a price set in a transaction, so there is no such thing as affordable housing, only affordable prices.
Holds DH Daniel Herriges
Building a lot of housing in an expensive city will not lower rents there; it lowers them in the cheaper places that were absorbing its spillover demand.
Holds DH Daniel Herriges
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds CH Casey HandmerEB Eric Berger
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade.
Holds PK Paul Krugman
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Holds
America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does.
Holds LP Lant Pritchett