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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 25 May 2013 to 12 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under gender equality gender equality Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under music industry music industry Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Stories let people be heroes in a way everyday life does not. Stories let people be heroes in a wayeveryday life does not. Last stated 12 years ago 24 Oct 2014 CP Christopher Paolini — holds since 2014-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Heroes are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost — tap to centre the map on it Heroes are heroic in behavior, notbecause they won or lost NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since c. 2004 — tap for who they are Same subject: People need heroes and the belief that human action makes a difference, and leaders are part of that story — tap to centre the map on it People need heroes and the beliefthat human action makes adifference, and leaders are part ofthat story JM James G. March — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stories are always deliberately constructed by their author, not something that emerges on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Stories are always deliberatelyconstructed by their author, notsomething that emerges on its own. Last stated 4 months ago 1 Jul 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning — tap to centre the map on it A story can be pure fiction andstill give a person an identity anda sense of meaning YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Observing the truth about yourself is very hard, and people quickly turn it into a story of heroes and villains — tap to centre the map on it Observing the truth about yourselfis very hard, and people quicklyturn it into a story of heroes andvillains YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Entertainment without humans at the heart of it does not work: storytelling is a scarce human skill, and characters without that humanity are less compelling. — tap to centre the map on it Entertainment without humans at theheart of it does not work:storytelling is a scarce humanskill, and characters without thathumanity are less compelling. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since life is not a narrative, nothing in real life can truly be a cliché. — tap to centre the map on it Since life is not a narrative,nothing in real life can truly be acliché. Last stated 10 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Musical heroes are fundamentally different from other types of performers because they are their music. — tap to centre the map on it Musical heroes are fundamentallydifferent from other types ofperformers because they are theirmusic. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Oct 2026 BL Bob Lefsetz — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: 2026 is going to be the most interesting year in Shopify's history, and probably in literally everyone's career. — tap to centre the map on it 2026 is going to be the mostinteresting year in Shopify'shistory, and probably in literallyeveryone's career. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it A cosmopolitan patriotism, grownlarge enough, may overcomenationalism and let us give up war JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first advantage of sexual equality is having the most universal human relation governed by justice — tap to centre the map on it A first advantage of sexual equalityis having the most universal humanrelation governed by justice JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: A home that holds women at a primitive level holds back those who keep them there — tap to centre the map on it A home that holds women at aprimitive level holds back those whokeep them there CG Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
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