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← Organized human society is threatened with extinction by environmental destruction, mostly by the rich
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 15 Oct 2026.
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7 Oct 2021
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Noam Chomsky — holds since 2021-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Less technology and less wealth increase the risk of human extinction, rather than reduce it. — tap to centre the map on it Less technology and less wealth increase the risk of human extinction, rather than reduce it. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Societal collapse characterized by falling populations and rising mortality is a disaster rather than a positive transition to decentralization. — tap to centre the map on it Societal collapse characterized by falling populations and rising mortality is a disaster rather than a positive transition to decentralization. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Aug 2026
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Patrick Wyman — holds since 2026-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A collapse in Western societies may be a collapse of the human personality. — tap to centre the map on it A collapse in Western societies may be a collapse of the human personality. Last stated 11 months ago
26 Nov 2025
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Bruno Maçães — holds since 2025-11-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are probably in the middle of an extinction event right now, if you measure one by the number of species being killed off. — tap to centre the map on it We are probably in the middle of an extinction event right now, if you measure one by the number of species being killed off. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
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Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every past civilization was destroyed by growing inequality of wealth and power, and ours shows the same trend — tap to centre the map on it Every past civilization was destroyed by growing inequality of wealth and power, and ours shows the same trend
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Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back — tap to centre the map on it Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back Last stated 133 years ago
11 Sept 1893
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Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many people with great wealth and power are almost completely cut off from the world. — tap to centre the map on it Many people with great wealth and power are almost completely cut off from the world. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Oct 2026
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Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible. — tap to centre the map on it Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — 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 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
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Organized human society is threatened with extinction by environmental destruction, mostly by the rich
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Less technology and less wealth increase the risk of human extinction, rather than reduce it.
Holds
Societal collapse characterized by falling populations and rising mortality is a disaster rather than a positive transition to decentralization.
Holds
A collapse in Western societies may be a collapse of the human personality.
Holds
We are probably in the middle of an extinction event right now, if you measure one by the number of species being killed off.
Holds
Every past civilization was destroyed by growing inequality of wealth and power, and ours shows the same trend
Last stated c. 1877–1880
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Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back
Holds
Many people with great wealth and power are almost completely cut off from the world.
Holds
Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
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 country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Holds