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← People should retire their cynicism and embrace earnest childhood wonder.
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solar Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: People should retire their cynicism and embrace earnest childhood wonder. People should retire their cynicism and embrace earnest childhood wonder. Last stated today
3 Nov 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People may stop caring what others think as they get older. — tap to centre the map on it People may stop caring what others think as they get older. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understimulating children can be beneficial for their development. — tap to centre the map on it Understimulating children can be beneficial for their development. Last stated 4 months ago
27 Jun 2026
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Mike Monteiro — holds since 2026-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children are often poor judges of what they will enjoy being skilled at in adulthood. — tap to centre the map on it Children are often poor judges of what they will enjoy being skilled at in adulthood. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tutelary democratic power may keep people in perpetual childhood instead of preparing them for adulthood — tap to centre the map on it A tutelary democratic power may keep people in perpetual childhood instead of preparing them for adulthood
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Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society should embrace the mid-life crisis as something with a positive connotation. — tap to centre the map on it Society should embrace the mid-life crisis as something with a positive connotation. Last stated 2 days ago
1 Nov 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-11-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should worry less about machines taking their jobs and think more about the beauty of what can now be created for the first time — tap to centre the map on it People should worry less about machines taking their jobs and think more about the beauty of what can now be created for the first time Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
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Richard Hanania — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 2026 is going to be the most interesting year in Shopify's history, and probably in literally everyone's career. — tap to centre the map on it 2026 is going to be the most interesting year in Shopify's history, and probably in literally everyone's career. Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war
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Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. Last stated a year ago
23 Sept 2025
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Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
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Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are