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8 connected korrents · 9 moments on record from 27 Jun 2013 to 2 Jun 2026.
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Read this korrent: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity should give up the feeling of entitlement — that because we were here first, the future must go on being ours. — tap to centre the map on it
Humanity should give up the feeling of entitlement — that because we were here first, the future must go on being ours.
Last stated 11 months ago
26 Sept 2025
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Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair. — tap to centre the map on it
Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair.
Last stated 13 years ago
27 Jun 2013
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Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The sadness around AI comes from being invited to outsource exactly the activities that supply satisfaction, accomplishment and purpose. — tap to centre the map on it
The sadness around AI comes from being invited to outsource exactly the activities that supply satisfaction, accomplishment and purpose.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it
Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowledge decays fast when it goes unused, while the feeling a class left behind lasts for decades. — tap to centre the map on it
Knowledge decays fast when it goes unused, while the feeling a class left behind lasts for decades.
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jul 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one. — tap to centre the map on it
Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. — tap to centre the map on it
It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has.
Last stated a year ago
13 Jul 2025
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2025-07-13 — tap for who they are
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