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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 16 Sept 2001 to 15 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about courage .
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Read this korrent: Social media companies knew they were harming kids and teens, and did it anyway.
Social media companies knew they were harming kids and teens, and did it anyway.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
JH
Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
DR
David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it
All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
Last stated 22 years ago
10 May 2004
KV
Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children should be protected from powerful technologies pushed into childhood and schools with little or no safety testing. — tap to centre the map on it
Children should be protected from powerful technologies pushed into childhood and schools with little or no safety testing.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
JH
Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it
Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards
Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is best thought of as something small. — tap to centre the map on it
Courage is best thought of as something small.
Last stated a week ago
15 Oct 2026
TS
Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. — tap to centre the map on it
Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be.
Last stated 6 months ago
24 Apr 2026
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived. — tap to centre the map on it
Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
BH
Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives.
Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
PD
Preshit Deorukhkar — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it
America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Closing and deleting a question to enforce site rules harms the real person who needed help, not just violates policy. — tap to centre the map on it
Closing and deleting a question to enforce site rules harms the real person who needed help, not just violates policy.
Last stated 5 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media in its current form harms people of all ages; the line is drawn at childhood only because adults are allowed to choose things that are bad for them. — tap to centre the map on it
Social media in its current form harms people of all ages; the line is drawn at childhood only because adults are allowed to choose things that are bad for them.
Last stated 8 months ago
17 Feb 2026
JH
Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something. — tap to centre the map on it
The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
Last stated 10 years ago
27 Jul 2016
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The modern struggle is individuals, cut off from tribe and religion, standing up to weaponized addictions. — tap to centre the map on it
The modern struggle is individuals, cut off from tribe and religion, standing up to weaponized addictions.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2001 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Social media companies knew they were harming kids and teens, and did it anyway.
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Jon Haidt
Read this korrent →
Same subject: courage
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds David Reich
Same subject: courage
All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
Last stated 10 May 2004 · 22 years ago
Holds Kurt Vonnegut
Same subject: courage
Children should be protected from powerful technologies pushed into childhood and schools with little or no safety testing.
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Jon Haidt
Same subject: courage
Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards
Last stated 16 Sept 2001 · 25 years ago
Holds Susan Sontag
Same subject: courage
Courage is best thought of as something small.
Last stated 15 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Timothy Snyder
Same subject: courage
Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be.
Last stated 24 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Seth Godin
Same subject: courage
Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: courage
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Last stated 22 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sean Carroll
Same subject: social media
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Last stated 7 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Cory Doctorow Molly White
Same subject: social media
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: social media
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Byrne Hobart
Same subject: censorship
A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Preshit Deorukhkar
Same subject: censorship
America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech
Last stated 7 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: censorship
Closing and deleting a question to enforce site rules harms the real person who needed help, not just violates policy.
Last stated 15 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Same subject: Addiction
Social media in its current form harms people of all ages; the line is drawn at childhood only because adults are allowed to choose things that are bad for them.
Last stated 17 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jon Haidt
Same subject: Addiction
The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
Last stated 27 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: Addiction
The modern struggle is individuals, cut off from tribe and religion, standing up to weaponized addictions.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant