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← Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them.

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 31 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about happiness.

Everything filed under family family Everything filed under government government Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. Most people should get married and havekids much earlier than the currentaverage, and have more of them. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jan 2025 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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 good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be theindispensable condition of evendeserving happiness IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God — tap to centre the map on it A happy life is joy in the truth,which is joy in God AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time — tap to centre the map on it A happy life must be judged over acomplete life, not a single day or ashort time AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. — tap to centre the map on it Governments should pay a lot forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Improving entertainment technologyraises the bar parenthood has toclear, because people have childrenwhen it looks more fun than thealternatives. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Other, more precious freedoms can be preserved only by giving up the freedom to breed, and soon — tap to centre the map on it Other, more precious freedoms can bepreserved only by giving up thefreedom to breed, and soon Last stated 58 years ago 13 Dec 1968 GH Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: People aim at a number of surviving children rather than a number of births, so falling child mortality lets births fall without anyone wanting a smaller family. — tap to centre the map on it People aim at a number of survivingchildren rather than a number ofbirths, so falling child mortalitylets births fall without anyonewanting a smaller family. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Personalised online entertainment has got good enough to crowd out socialising, and with it the forming of couples. — tap to centre the map on it Personalised online entertainmenthas got good enough to crowd outsocialising, and with it the formingof couples. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears. — tap to centre the map on it There is no long decline in humanfamily size: once child survival isaccounted for, the two-centurydownward trend disappears. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Overabundance paralyses motivation and willpower, which is why his wealth will be split among more than a hundred heirs and only reach them as adults. — tap to centre the map on it Overabundance paralyses motivationand willpower, which is why hiswealth will be split among more thana hundred heirs and only reach themas adults. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Paying a child cash to break a belief that they cannot do something is legitimate, and it creates intrinsic motivation rather than destroying it. — tap to centre the map on it Paying a child cash to break abelief that they cannot do somethingis legitimate, and it createsintrinsic motivation rather thandestroying it. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 JL Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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
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At the centre Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. Last stated 13 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Kent C. Dodds Read this korrent →