korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← People now hunger not for salvation but for the feeling of personal well-being

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 20 Jul 2014 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under health and fitness health and fitness Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People now hunger not for salvation but for the feeling of personal well-being People now hunger not for salvation butfor the feeling of personal well-being CL Christopher Lasch — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our built-in emotions were tuned for a world that no longer exists, and hunger is one that now fails to guide us correctly. — tap to centre the map on it Our built-in emotions were tuned fora world that no longer exists, andhunger is one that now fails toguide us correctly. Last stated 11 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. — tap to centre the map on it Human self-awareness makes meresurvival feel unsatisfying ratherthan sufficient. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Feeling much for others and littlefor ourselves is the perfection ofhuman nature AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fame, money and pleasure, sought to fill an inner emptiness, bring a brief satisfaction that never lasts and is never enough. — tap to centre the map on it Fame, money and pleasure, sought tofill an inner emptiness, bring abrief satisfaction that never lastsand is never enough. Last stated 12 years ago 20 Jul 2014 AB Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2014-07-20 — 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 feelingof entitlement — that because wewere here first, the future must goon being ours. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Except in very rare cases, happiness does not simply fall into one's mouth through fortunate circumstances — tap to centre the map on it Except in very rare cases, happinessdoes not simply fall into one'smouth through fortunatecircumstances BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: People need a meaningful burden to find purpose — tap to centre the map on it People need a meaningful burden tofind purpose Last stated 4 years ago 2 May 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-02 — 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 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A divine intent rules society and conscience, linking the living and the dead in duty — tap to centre the map on it A divine intent rules society andconscience, linking the living andthe dead in duty RK Russell Kirk — holds since c. 1953 — tap for who they are Same subject: Believers should ask whether God's reward and punishment are their only reason to be good — tap to centre the map on it Believers should ask whether God'sreward and punishment are their onlyreason to be good RD Richard Dawkins — holds since c. 2006 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Parties of religion are now more furious than factions born of interest and ambition — tap to centre the map on it Parties of religion are now morefurious than factions born ofinterest and ambition DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity — tap to centre the map on it Religion has come to mean defendinghuman commentaries and spreadinghatred rather than charity BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2014 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre People now hunger not for salvation but for the feeling of personal well-being Last stated c. 1979 Holds Christopher Lasch Read this korrent →