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Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People are not gentle creatures who only defend themselves; a strong desire for aggression is part of their instinctual endowment People are not gentle creatures who onlydefend themselves; a strong desire foraggression is part of their instinctualendowment SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some men are motivated by desires other than financial gain, and cannot be swayed by conventional means. — tap to centre the map on it Some men are motivated by desiresother than financial gain, andcannot be swayed by conventionalmeans. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people — tap to centre the map on it Cooperation, not struggle, driveshuman evolution, so the fightinginstinct should be eliminated frompeople Last stated 105 years ago 25 Apr 1921 SY Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human violence is not a human peculiarity: nature is not a peaceful thing, and every living thing in it is trying to kill something else. — tap to centre the map on it Human violence is not a humanpeculiarity: nature is not apeaceful thing, and every livingthing in it is trying to killsomething else. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: What moves a person to help a neighbour whose house is on fire is a wide instinct of human solidarity, not love — tap to centre the map on it What moves a person to help aneighbour whose house is on fire isa wide instinct of human solidarity,not love PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are not fully determined by conditions; they decide whether to give in to them or stand up to them — tap to centre the map on it People are not fully determined byconditions; they decide whether togive in to them or stand up to them VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence — tap to centre the map on it Sociability is so inherent in humannature that no period of historyshows people living as isolatedfamilies fighting for subsistence PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: At the individual level violence is a cleansing force, ridding the colonized of inferiority and despair and restoring self-confidence — tap to centre the map on it At the individual level violence isa cleansing force, ridding thecolonized of inferiority and despairand restoring self-confidence FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adaptive evolution tends to achieve even a simple, fixed objective through complicated behavior. — tap to centre the map on it Adaptive evolution tends to achieveeven a simple, fixed objectivethrough complicated behavior. Last stated 4 months ago 4 Jun 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People are not gentle creatures who only defend themselves; a strong desire for aggression is part of their instinctual endowment Last stated c. 1930 Holds Sigmund Freud Read this korrent →