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← The conventional wisdom is overturned by the march of events, not by ideas

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 6 Nov 2015 to 11 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The conventional wisdom is overturned by the march of events, not by ideas The conventional wisdom is overturned bythe march of events, not by ideas JG John Kenneth Galbraith — holds since c. 1958 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conventional wisdom assumes things are the way they are for a good reason, and history repeatedly proves status quo dogma wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Conventional wisdom assumes thingsare the way they are for a goodreason, and history repeatedlyproves status quo dogma wrong. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is not tied to any field or discipline. — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is not tied to any field ordiscipline. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy. — tap to centre the map on it Major historical events do notnecessarily have deep intellectualor ideological causes; assuming sois a common fallacy. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is not oneproposition but a complex of relatedones RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cultivation rests on a principle opposed to that of the cosmic process, not just at odds with nature — tap to centre the map on it Cultivation rests on a principleopposed to that of the cosmicprocess, not just at odds withnature TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Theories are not inevitable inductions from facts — tap to centre the map on it Theories are not inevitableinductions from facts SG Stephen Jay Gould — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying human nature has split intellectual life from common sense — tap to centre the map on it Denying human nature has splitintellectual life from common sense SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is the wrong advice to not rethink everything right now. — tap to centre the map on it It is the wrong advice to notrethink everything right now. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
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