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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under management management Everything filed under design design Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under censorship censorship Everything filed under America America 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 sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation. People sometimes publicly defend ideas andpunish dissenters they privately agreewith, in order to protect their ownreputation. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe. — tap to centre the map on it A team that agrees has not examinedthe problem hard enough; dissent iswhat makes a decision safe. Last stated 14 years ago 31 Jan 2013 WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Organisations say they want disagreement but charge social capital for it, until people stop evaluating the argument and start evaluating the source. — tap to centre the map on it Organisations say they wantdisagreement but charge socialcapital for it, until people stopevaluating the argument and startevaluating the source. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers should fight for what they think is right rather than trust anyone else, because trusting others will most likely dilute the idea and make it worse. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should fight for what theythink is right rather than trustanyone else, because trusting otherswill most likely dilute the idea andmake it worse. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Mar 2026 JP Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: If people who have disagreed in the past agree about something, it is probably true, which is why Community Notes works. — tap to centre the map on it If people who have disagreed in thepast agree about something, it isprobably true, which is whyCommunity Notes works. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would be good if people earned credit for admitting uncertainty and changing their minds, not for defending their clique's dogmas — tap to centre the map on it It would be good if people earnedcredit for admitting uncertainty andchanging their minds, not fordefending their clique's dogmas SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2021 — tap for who they are Same subject: Discourse that doesn't tolerate dissenting viewpoints inevitably produces bad outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Discourse that doesn't toleratedissenting viewpoints inevitablyproduces bad outcomes. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 BT Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shunning people with controversial views is a self-defeating strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Shunning people with controversialviews is a self-defeating strategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: People often support banning a book based on assumptions about its content rather than on having read it themselves. — tap to centre the map on it People often support banning a bookbased on assumptions about itscontent rather than on having readit themselves. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Changing Israeli policy toward Palestinians requires imposing costs on mainstream, not just settler, Israelis. — tap to centre the map on it Changing Israeli policy towardPalestinians requires imposing costson mainstream, not just settler,Israelis. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Countering the far right requires addressing voters' desire for an outsider identity, not just their economic grievances. — tap to centre the map on it Countering the far right requiresaddressing voters' desire for anoutsider identity, not just theireconomic grievances. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 AT Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a crisis, the actions taken depend on the ideas that are lying around — tap to centre the map on it In a crisis, the actions takendepend on the ideas that are lyingaround MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1982 — tap for who they are Same subject: Loss aversion among Israel's defenders is part of why Israel's public standing keeps declining. — tap to centre the map on it Loss aversion among Israel'sdefenders is part of why Israel'spublic standing keeps declining. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 PB Peter Beinart — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many people who consider themselves liberal will act to conserve their personal and financial status quo when faced with things that threaten their bourgeois class status. — tap to centre the map on it Many people who consider themselvesliberal will act to conserve theirpersonal and financial status quowhen faced with things that threatentheir bourgeois class status. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 AP Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: More about money may be learned from fields like politics, military history, biology and sociology than from a finance book, because the question is how people make decisions. — tap to centre the map on it More about money may be learned fromfields like politics, militaryhistory, biology and sociology thanfrom a finance book, because thequestion is how people makedecisions. Last stated 2 years ago 28 May 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rightists champion colorblind meritocracy until Indian people start doing well, then switch to race-conscious arguments like Ibram Kendi's — tap to centre the map on it Rightists champion colorblindmeritocracy until Indian peoplestart doing well, then switch torace-conscious arguments like IbramKendi's Last stated a month ago 3 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Voters are increasingly drawn to fearless, populist 'fighter' candidates over establishment figures. — tap to centre the map on it Voters are increasingly drawn tofearless, populist 'fighter'candidates over establishmentfigures. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation. Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Rob Henderson Read this korrent →