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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people — tap to centre the map on it Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people Last stated 105 years ago
25 Apr 1921
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Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error: it is math and code, built and controlled by people, not a living thing shaped by evolution. — tap to centre the map on it The idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error: it is math and code, built and controlled by people, not a living thing shaped by evolution. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Jun 2023
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Civilization is the conduct that shows people their duty, and doing one's duty is the same as being moral — tap to centre the map on it Civilization is the conduct that shows people their duty, and doing one's duty is the same as being moral Last stated 117 years ago
22 Nov 1909
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Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Civilization is triggered by humans learning to stay in one place, not by anything they invented there. — tap to centre the map on it Civilization is triggered by humans learning to stay in one place, not by anything they invented there. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death
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James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The price of progress in civilization is paid in lost happiness, through a heightened sense of guilt — tap to centre the map on it The price of progress in civilization is paid in lost happiness, through a heightened sense of guilt
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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates — tap to centre the map on it Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates
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Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Evolution only happens because of death. — tap to centre the map on it Evolution only happens because of death. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. — tap to centre the map on it A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
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Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right — tap to centre the map on it A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
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The evolution of civilization is the struggle between the life and death instincts, and may be described as the human species' struggle for existence
Last stated c. 1930
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Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people
Holds
The idea that AI will decide to kill humanity is a category error: it is math and code, built and controlled by people, not a living thing shaped by evolution.
Holds
Civilization is the conduct that shows people their duty, and doing one's duty is the same as being moral
Holds
Civilization is triggered by humans learning to stay in one place, not by anything they invented there.
Holds
Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds
The price of progress in civilization is paid in lost happiness, through a heightened sense of guilt
Last stated c. 1930
Holds
Humans are by nature the Machiavellian animal, the product of 40 million years of evolution from primates
Last stated c. 2010
Holds
Evolution only happens because of death.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A deep theoretical understanding to predict AI behavior is unattainable.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Holds
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Holds
A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness
Last stated c. 1785
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right
Holds
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Holds