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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 1 Oct 2026.
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G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business. — tap to centre the map on it No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business. Last stated 3 years ago
23 May 2023
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Tim Urban — holds since 2023-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children should be told as little as possible and led to discover as much as possible — tap to centre the map on it Children should be told as little as possible and led to discover as much as possible
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Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it. — tap to centre the map on it Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Sept 2023
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Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head. — tap to centre the map on it A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Each person has a vocation, and their talent is the call to it — tap to centre the map on it Each person has a vocation, and their talent is the call to it
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person should run their own life strategically, choosing each year by what their future self would thank them for doing. — tap to centre the map on it A person should run their own life strategically, choosing each year by what their future self would thank them for doing. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for. — tap to centre the map on it Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago
3 Dec 2017
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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Raising one’s own children is no smaller a career than teaching other people’s
Last stated c. 1910
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No one should pressure another person about whether to have children, since it is too personal a decision to be anyone else's business.
Holds
Children should be told as little as possible and led to discover as much as possible
Last stated c. 1854–1861
Holds
Young people should not think in terms of a career at all: a career is imposed on you, while a calling comes from within and transcends it.
Holds
A young person should worry about building a rounded intellectual inner life rather than about their career, because they will spend their whole life inside their own head.
Holds
Each person has a vocation, and their talent is the call to it
Last stated c. 1841–1847
Holds
A person should run their own life strategically, choosing each year by what their future self would thank them for doing.
Holds
Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Holds
A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea.
Holds
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Holds
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Holds
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Holds
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Holds
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds