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Read this korrent: Racial resentment is the underlying motivation of a lot of right-wingers involved in politics, and this is now undeniable.
Racial resentment is the underlying motivation of a lot of right-wingers involved in politics, and this is now undeniable.
Last stated 3 days ago
21 Oct 2026
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Richard Hanania — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations. — tap to centre the map on it
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away. — tap to centre the map on it
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control. — tap to centre the map on it
Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times. — tap to centre the map on it
Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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Nate Silver — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue — tap to centre the map on it
Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Jun 2022
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Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2022-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it
A consistent liberal is not an anarchist
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it
A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
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Racial resentment is the underlying motivation of a lot of right-wingers involved in politics, and this is now undeniable.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Richard Hanania
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Same subject: motivation
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: motivation
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: motivation
AI systems should be understood as something between airplanes and humans, since it can no longer be assumed they lack humanlike motivations.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: motivation
Apathy and depression are different conditions, not degrees of one thing: a person can lose all motivation while remaining perfectly happy.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Apathy in an otherwise healthy older person doubles their risk of Alzheimer's, which means the disease changes behaviour long before it touches cognition.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Apathy is not a quieter brain but a costlier one: apathetic people burn more energy simply deciding whether an action is worth it.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: motivation
Denying students AI because you fear they will cheat is its own harm, as bad as letting the tool take their motivation away.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: motivation
Dopamine does far more than drive the motivation to act: it is also central to working memory and to executive control.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Masud Husain
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman
Same subject: America
Across nine election years since 2008, polls were biased against Democrats once, against Republicans four times, and basically unbiased four times.
Last stated 3 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Nate Silver
Same subject: America
AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: America
Americans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue
Last stated 7 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Matthew McConaughey
Same subject: government
A consistent liberal is not an anarchist
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: government
A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims
Last stated 9 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: government
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner