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← People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 2 Nov 2016 to 15 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under government government Everything filed under management management Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under America America Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it. People who are openly power-hungry tend toeventually lose their power or never gainit. Last stated 6 months ago 2 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. — tap to centre the map on it Kind leaders usually do beatsociopaths in the same role, butonly if they are also good atbusiness. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them. — tap to centre the map on it Political power is held by thosewith the will to power, a drive thatcan't arise from detachedtruth-seeking communities withoutcorrupting them. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many people with great wealth and power are almost completely cut off from the world. — tap to centre the map on it Many people with great wealth andpower are almost completely cut offfrom the world. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether breaking your word destroys you depends on the shape of your power: Savonarola’s rested on never erring, so his contradictions ruined him. — tap to centre the map on it Whether breaking your word destroysyou depends on the shape of yourpower: Savonarola’s rested on nevererring, so his contradictions ruinedhim. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything thanyield to government pressure toblock channels, because submittingto something fundamentally wrongbreaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The guardrails around power have been steadily dismantled, particularly in the United States. — tap to centre the map on it The guardrails around power havebeen steadily dismantled,particularly in the United States. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 BR Ben Rhodes — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: No job or boss protects you any more; self-reliance and expressing individuality are the only way to power — tap to centre the map on it No job or boss protects you anymore; self-reliance and expressingindividuality are the only way topower RG Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are Same subject: The cynical view that all human interactions are power struggles is not only cynical but wrong — tap to centre the map on it The cynical view that all humaninteractions are power struggles isnot only cynical but wrong Last stated 2 years ago 28 Oct 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — 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 belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — 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 turningintention into reality increasesappetite for continued use, thencharges for that continuation. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small amount of friction is enough to reshape a behavior, because most wants are not strong enough to survive a minor inconvenience. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of friction is enoughto reshape a behavior, because mostwants are not strong enough tosurvive a minor inconvenience. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society cannot remove the desire for status, only change what earns it. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot remove the desirefor status, only change what earnsit. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Imaginary social trends can spuriously shape people's real beliefs and behaviors. — tap to centre the map on it Imaginary social trends canspuriously shape people's realbeliefs and behaviors. Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public scrutiny of a new technology tends to jump only after a deadly incident, otherwise rising slowly over decades — tap to centre the map on it Public scrutiny of a new technologytends to jump only after a deadlyincident, otherwise rising slowlyover decades Last stated 10 months ago 15 Jan 2026 MB Miles Brundage — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
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