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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Nov 2014 to 27 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: The bigger a forum gets, the worse behaviour gets, because people come to care only about their standing inside a small subgroup.
The bigger a forum gets, the worse behaviour gets, because people come to care only about their standing inside a small subgroup.
Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smaller, tight-knit communities are less prone to harbouring toxic behaviour. — tap to centre the map on it
Smaller, tight-knit communities are less prone to harbouring toxic behaviour.
Last stated 10 years ago
3 Mar 2017
ER
Eugen Rochko — holds since 2017-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Downvotes and other negative-reputation systems make online behaviour worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
Downvotes and other negative-reputation systems make online behaviour worse rather than better.
Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ranking people costs something every time: the top become more arrogant, the bottom more indignant, and the rankers more callous. — tap to centre the map on it
Ranking people costs something every time: the top become more arrogant, the bottom more indignant, and the rankers more callous.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 May 2023
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People stay on a platform they have come to dislike because leaving requires everyone they care about to agree to leave at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it
People stay on a platform they have come to dislike because leaving requires everyone they care about to agree to leave at the same time.
Last stated 3 years ago
30 Jan 2024
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2024-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Toxic behaviour online is a consequence of anonymity removing the repeat game that makes people behave well in person. — tap to centre the map on it
Toxic behaviour online is a consequence of anonymity removing the repeat game that makes people behave well in person.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Online discourse is dominated by malcontents and their neuroses, while the real world is full of people leaning into the future with optimism. — tap to centre the map on it
Online discourse is dominated by malcontents and their neuroses, while the real world is full of people leaning into the future with optimism.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who does something that matters will be called an idiot, and the attacks scale with how well the thing works. — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who does something that matters will be called an idiot, and the attacks scale with how well the thing works.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
AB
Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise — tap to centre the map on it
2016 was when a large part of the West stopped believing the story that globalization and liberalization would create paradise
Last stated 10 years ago
21 Feb 2017
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act. — tap to centre the map on it
Accurately informing people about the climate crisis increases their desire to act.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is not the cause of the breakdown of honor codes but an accelerant of a culture shift already under way.
Last stated 6 months ago
16 May 2026
AR
Asha Rangappa — holds since 2026-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it
‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel.
Last stated a week ago
27 Oct 2026
ID
Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
JP
Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it
"Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
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