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Read this korrent: The difficulty of raising more children increases gradually enough that parents adapt to it without noticing.
The difficulty of raising more children increases gradually enough that parents adapt to it without noticing.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for. — tap to centre the map on it
Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume. — tap to centre the map on it
Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume.
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Oct 2025
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Tim Urban — holds since 2025-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels. — tap to centre the map on it
Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it
Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Extensive preparation before having kids is unnecessary since parents have months to adjust as needs arise. — tap to centre the map on it
Extensive preparation before having kids is unnecessary since parents have months to adjust as needs arise.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies. — tap to centre the map on it
Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it
Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values. — tap to centre the map on it
The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 8 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated a month ago
20 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not. — tap to centre the map on it
An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not.
Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing.
Last stated 8 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Orin Kerr — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely. — tap to centre the map on it
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 3 days ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
AA
Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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The difficulty of raising more children increases gradually enough that parents adapt to it without noticing.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
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Parents have an obligation to talk up having children, because the case against is made a thousand times louder than the case for.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Parenting has less influence on how children turn out than most parents assume.
Last stated 24 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Tim Urban
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Attitude, not the surrounding circumstances, determines how hard parenting feels.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Similar wording
Improving entertainment technology raises the bar parenthood has to clear, because people have children when it looks more fun than the alternatives.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Similar wording
Extensive preparation before having kids is unnecessary since parents have months to adjust as needs arise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Similar wording
Many people refuse to act on falling birth rates because raising them is associated with people they consider enemies.
Last stated 17 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Robin Hanson
Similar wording
Having children does not make people better: parental love concentrates concern on a few and leaves less of it for everyone else.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Similar wording
The fall in birth rates is caused by the values modern societies most cherish, so raising them means compromising some of those values.
Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Robin Hanson
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: religion
Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ryan Burge
Same subject: religion
An institution can outlive the state that built it: the Church survived the collapse of Roman political authority when Rome’s other institutions did not.
Last stated 28 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Bret Devereaux
Same subject: immigration
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: immigration
A federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing.
Last stated 22 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Orin Kerr
Same subject: immigration
A multi-ethnic nation cannot survive as a salad bowl in which each group keeps its distinctiveness indefinitely.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: government
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Radley Balko
Same subject: government
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: government
A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Anne Applebaum