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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 27 Jul 2016 to 13 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about friendship .
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Read this korrent: Social platforms like Instagram and Facebook optimized for engagement and ad revenue rather than friendship.
Social platforms like Instagram and Facebook optimized for engagement and ad revenue rather than friendship.
Last stated 2 years ago
27 Mar 2025
NS
Nickey Skarstad — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep — tap to centre the map on it
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
TH
Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep relationships through marriage, family and real friendship are at the heart of happiness: happiness is love. — tap to centre the map on it
Deep relationships through marriage, family and real friendship are at the heart of happiness: happiness is love.
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Apr 2024
AB
Arthur C. Brooks — holds since 2024-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you — tap to centre the map on it
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it. — tap to centre the map on it
Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
SJ
Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other — tap to centre the map on it
Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure — tap to centre the map on it
Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure
EP
Epictetus — holds since c. 89–135 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn — tap to centre the map on it
Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
SE
Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — 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 food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. — tap to centre the map on it
A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media.
Last stated 2 years ago
12 Dec 2024
YO
Yotam Ottolenghi — holds since 2024-12-12 — 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 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 2 months 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 6 months ago
15 May 2026
YX
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 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
Social platforms like Instagram and Facebook optimized for engagement and ad revenue rather than friendship.
Last stated 27 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Nickey Skarstad
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Same subject: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
As water takes on the nature of the soil it flows through, a person's wisdom takes on the company they keep
Last stated c. 450–500 CE
Holds Thiruvalluvar
Same subject: friendship
Deep relationships through marriage, family and real friendship are at the heart of happiness: happiness is love.
Last stated 12 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Arthur C. Brooks
Same subject: friendship
Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Same subject: friendship
Friendships require ongoing effort and can fade into mere acquaintance without it.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Stefan Judis
Same subject: friendship
Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: friendship
Keep company with an impure companion and you become impure too, even if you started out pure
Last stated c. 89–135 CE
Holds Epictetus
Same subject: friendship
Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn
Last stated c. 62–65 CE
Holds Seneca
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 food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media.
Last stated 12 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Yotam Ottolenghi
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: censorship
A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 2 months 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 · 6 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