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16 connected korrents · 19 moments from 9 Mar 2022 to 13 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under America America Everything filed under education education Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Society is better off when unreasonable people continue to be unreasonable Society is better off when unreasonablepeople continue to be unreasonable Last stated 4 years ago 15 Sept 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society was better off before everyone's political opinions on every issue were widely known. — tap to centre the map on it Society was better off beforeeveryone's political opinions onevery issue were widely known. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Sept 2026 MA Marco Arment — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Societies are less responsive to adjusting to reality as it evolves — tap to centre the map on it Societies are less responsive toadjusting to reality as it evolves Last stated 5 years ago 9 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying free will hasn't made society better, it has just given people a more forgiving vocabulary to excuse wrongdoing. — tap to centre the map on it Denying free will hasn't madesociety better, it has just givenpeople a more forgiving vocabularyto excuse wrongdoing. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to live in a country that allows offensive speech — tap to centre the map on it It is better to live in a countrythat allows offensive speech Last stated 2 years ago 18 Aug 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it People are more likely to listen tothose with experience Last stated 4 years ago 8 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: People engage more with an argument when they generate its key steps themselves than when the same argument is imposed on them. — tap to centre the map on it People engage more with an argumentwhen they generate its key stepsthemselves than when the sameargument is imposed on them. Last stated a year ago 26 May 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to be an optimist who works hard than a pessimist who writes about why things will not work, because no amount of such essays moves society forward. — tap to centre the map on it It is better to be an optimist whoworks hard than a pessimist whowrites about why things will notwork, because no amount of suchessays moves society forward. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-04 — 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 economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — 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 fragilethan it looks, because pushing usersfar enough makes even the locked-inones 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 mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month 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-savvypopulation will lead to moresmall-scale, meme-driven terrorism. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 BH Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Society is better off when unreasonable people continue to be unreasonable Last stated 15 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →