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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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
DH
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 a year ago
24 Oct 2025
TU
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
AE
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
NE
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
RH
Robin Hanson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The growth-mindset message may have stressed effort too much and made change sound too easy — tap to centre the map on it
The growth-mindset message may have stressed effort too much and made change sound too easy
Last stated 11 years ago
22 Sept 2015
CD
Carol Dweck — holds since 2015-09-22 — 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 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice 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 equality is having the most universal human relation 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 a primitive level holds back those who keep them there
CG
Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
TR
Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. — tap to centre the map on it
A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
TR
Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attachment patterns tend to surface most clearly in the situations that carry the greatest emotional risk. — tap to centre the map on it
Attachment patterns tend to surface most clearly in the situations that carry the greatest emotional risk.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
JM
Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it
"Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic".
Last stated 13 years ago
2 Oct 2013
JS
Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure — tap to centre the map on it
A person strives for value and meaning, not for pleasure
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once. — tap to centre the map on it
Avoiding conflict does not actually resolve it, so suppressed feelings build up until they surface all at once.
Last stated 5 months ago
11 Jun 2026
JM
Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
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