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← People are bound together, so whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly
14 connected korrents · 11 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 2 Oct 2026.
Everything filed under Attachment theory
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happiness
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Read this korrent: People are bound together, so whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly
People are bound together, so whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living — tap to centre the map on it
Emphasis on work binds the individual to reality more than any other technique of living
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The races can be socially separate yet united in everything essential to mutual progress — tap to centre the map on it
The races can be socially separate yet united in everything essential to mutual progress
Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
BW
Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power. — tap to centre the map on it
Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
JZ
Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Power kept within proper bounds may add greatly to happiness, but as life's sole end it leads to disaster — tap to centre the map on it
Power kept within proper bounds may add greatly to happiness, but as life's sole end it leads to disaster
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any harm can in principle be outweighed by a small enough benefit delivered to a large enough number of people. — tap to centre the map on it
Any harm can in principle be outweighed by a small enough benefit delivered to a large enough number of people.
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships. — tap to centre the map on it
Early childhood contact with parents shapes a person's capacity for connection in all their later relationships.
Last stated a week ago
26 Sept 2026
MP
Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw. — tap to centre the map on it
Getting angry quickly in an anxiously attached person is a threat-detection habit their nervous system learned, not a character flaw.
Last stated 5 months ago
29 Apr 2026
JM
Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness. — tap to centre the map on it
People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
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 that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
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 the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — 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 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
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