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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 30 May 2013 to 20 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about demographics .
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15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. — tap to centre the map on it The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. Last stated a year ago
14 Oct 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies. — tap to centre the map on it Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. — tap to centre the map on it Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Sept 2021
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2021-09-11 — 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 human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears. Last stated a year ago
15 Jul 2025
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. — tap to centre the map on it The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled. 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: The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. — tap to centre the map on it The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
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Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — 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: Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency. 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 career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. Last stated 7 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago
30 May 2013
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Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — 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 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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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.
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Evolution gave humans no target number of births, because what mattered historically was keeping children alive rather than producing them.
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The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers.
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Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies.
Holds
Falling fertility is transmitted by the values that mass media spread, not by how rich any individual is.
Holds
There is no long decline in human family size: once child survival is accounted for, the two-century downward trend disappears.
Holds
The global fall in births over the past two centuries is mostly explained by falling child mortality, and that part of the question is settled.
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The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values.
Holds
Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future.
Holds
A liberal divorce law is wise
Last stated c. 1898
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A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Holds
A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
Last stated c. 1597–1625
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A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Holds
Amazon is a relatively environmentally clean company on a per-dollar basis because of its operational efficiency.
Holds
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Holds
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
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A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
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