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Read this korrent: People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true.
People's opinions are shaped more by who they talk to most than by what is actually true.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them. — tap to centre the map on it
To understand people unlike us, listening to what they say works better than assuming we know what it is like to be them.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Different people can reason well and still arrive at very different beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it
Different people can reason well and still arrive at very different beliefs.
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Aug 2026
JD
Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it
An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
DS
David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing. — tap to centre the map on it
People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among people who desire to learn, differing opinion is knowledge in the making — tap to centre the map on it
Among people who desire to learn, differing opinion is knowledge in the making
JM
John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are
Same subject: National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed. — tap to centre the map on it
National discourse on contentious issues and resulting policies would be very different if people better understood how attitudes have and have not changed.
Last stated 5 years ago
7 Mar 2022
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value people set on the opinion of others is out of all proportion to anything it can gain them — tap to centre the map on it
The value people set on the opinion of others is out of all proportion to anything it can gain them
AS
Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — 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 advice for young people than "follow your passion".
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 that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise — tap to centre the map on it
2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise
Last stated 10 years ago
21 Feb 2017
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act. — tap to centre the map on it
Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way.
Last stated 6 months ago
16 May 2026
AR
Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Corporate communications" is now an oxymoron, since nothing meaningful can be communicated by a faceless committee. — tap to centre the map on it
"Corporate communications" is now an oxymoron, since nothing meaningful can be communicated by a faceless committee.
Last stated 3 years ago
19 Mar 2024
LM
Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2024-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
CR
Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
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