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17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 18 Mar 2022 to 14 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Most people will choose comfort among like-minded individuals rather than face opposition Most people will choose comfort amonglike-minded individuals rather than faceopposition Last stated 5 years ago 18 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. — tap to centre the map on it People almost always align theirbeliefs with their interests. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Most social and political dividescome from different views on how toapply shared values, not fromopposing values themselves. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Picking a permanent side in some grand ideological struggle erodes the capacity for intellectual honesty — tap to centre the map on it Picking a permanent side in somegrand ideological struggle erodesthe capacity for intellectualhonesty Last stated 4 years ago 2 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some European leftists oppose comforts like air conditioning on political grounds, in effect favoring hardship over comfort. — tap to centre the map on it Some European leftists opposecomforts like air conditioning onpolitical grounds, in effectfavoring hardship over comfort. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jun 2026 JB Josh Barro — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it People are more likely to listen tothose with experience Last stated 4 years ago 8 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belongingconflict, most people take thebelief that keeps them accepted bytheir community. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social pressure to stay near the consensus stops people from adopting beliefs that diverge from it, especially when the stakes are high. — tap to centre the map on it Social pressure to stay near theconsensus stops people from adoptingbeliefs that diverge from it,especially when the stakes are high. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true. — tap to centre the map on it People's opinions are shaped more bywho they talk to most than by whatis actually true. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate inprivate group chats often becomemainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago 19 May 2024 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated a month 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 city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Most people will choose comfort among like-minded individuals rather than face opposition Last stated 18 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →