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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.
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climate change 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: Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Sept 2020
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress means getting nearer where you want to be, so after a wrong turning going forward brings you no nearer — tap to centre the map on it Progress means getting nearer where you want to be, so after a wrong turning going forward brings you no nearer
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C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1941–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last — tap to centre the map on it Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last
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Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation
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Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. — tap to centre the map on it Technological progress does not deliver the most important technologies first; what people choose to work on decides what exists. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Feb 2024
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Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2024-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change — tap to centre the map on it Not all change is progress, but there is no progress without change
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John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually — tap to centre the map on it Physical systems change abruptly past a threshold rather than declining gradually Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress unguided by humanism is not progress — tap to centre the map on it Progress unguided by humanism is not progress Last stated 9 years ago
11 Feb 2018
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Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress comes more from consistency than from intensity. — tap to centre the map on it Progress comes more from consistency than from intensity. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Brad Stulberg — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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 lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are