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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 23 Dec 1776 to 18 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: People should sometimes look at their possessions as they would appear if they had lost them
People should sometimes look at their possessions as they would appear if they had lost them
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Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it
When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter — tap to centre the map on it
Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter
Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
RC
Robert Cialdini — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who cannot feel the littleness of their own great things tend to overlook the greatness of little things in others — tap to centre the map on it
People who cannot feel the littleness of their own great things tend to overlook the greatness of little things in others
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Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. — tap to centre the map on it
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moral philosophy applies as well to an ordinary private life as to a grand one, since every person carries the whole human condition — tap to centre the map on it
Moral philosophy applies as well to an ordinary private life as to a grand one, since every person carries the whole human condition
MM
Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value — tap to centre the map on it
We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value
Last stated 250 years ago
23 Dec 1776
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. — tap to centre the map on it
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Feb 2024
MM
Mark Manson — holds since 2024-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself. — tap to centre the map on it
Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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People should sometimes look at their possessions as they would appear if they had lost them
Last stated c. 1851
Holds Arthur Schopenhauer
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Similar wording
Paying more attention to what is present than to what is absent is often a mistake, since absence can matter
Last stated 10 Jan 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Robert Cialdini
Similar wording
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
People who cannot feel the littleness of their own great things tend to overlook the greatness of little things in others
Last stated c. 1906
Holds Okakura Kakuzō
Similar wording
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Similar wording
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 18 Dec 1790 · 236 years ago
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Similar wording
Moral philosophy applies as well to an ordinary private life as to a grand one, since every person carries the whole human condition
Last stated c. 1571–1592
Holds Michel de Montaigne
Similar wording
We value too lightly what we get too cheaply; only its cost gives a thing its value
Last stated 23 Dec 1776 · 250 years ago
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: Addiction
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: Addiction
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: Addiction
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 30 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: psychedelics
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: Trauma
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Arielle Schwartz
Same subject: Trauma
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Last stated 22 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Manson
Same subject: Trauma
Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Scott Alexander