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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 27 Apr 2022 to 6 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about demographics.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. The harm done by low fertility is thatpeople end up with fewer children thanthey wanted, not that a society runs shortof workers. Last stated a year ago 14 Oct 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in itsown outcome cannot forecastanything, because it contains novariable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself byencouraging its members to have morechildren. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Any theory of the fall in birth rates must explain both the worldwide collapse and the differences between countries, and most theories explain only one. — tap to centre the map on it Any theory of the fall in birthrates must explain both theworldwide collapse and thedifferences between countries, andmost theories explain only one. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Birth rates can move in whatever direction a society chooses, whenever it chooses; there is no ratchet. — tap to centre the map on it Birth rates can move in whateverdirection a society chooses,whenever it chooses; there is noratchet. Last stated a year ago 15 Jul 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Calling the fall in birth rates a mystery is not humility but obscurantism: there is already a good causal account of it. — tap to centre the map on it Calling the fall in birth rates amystery is not humility butobscurantism: there is already agood causal account of it. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. — tap to centre the map on it Culture can be changed, so fallingbirth rates are a fixable problemrather than a one-way ratchet ofmodernity. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demographics won't start to hurt China until the 2040s at the earliest. — tap to centre the map on it Demographics won't start to hurtChina until the 2040s at theearliest. Last stated 2 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demography is about to turn the rich world’s problem from finding a job for every person into finding a person for every job. — tap to centre the map on it Demography is about to turn the richworld’s problem from finding a jobfor every person into finding aperson for every job. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Nov 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — 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 verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW 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 thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it. — tap to centre the map on it An athlete who moves his familyacross the country for a few milliondollars more is trading a life thatloves him for money that will notimprove it. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving kids independence is beneficial for them — tap to centre the map on it Giving kids independence isbeneficial for them Last stated 4 years ago 27 Apr 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happier couples respond to a partner's lapses by assuming distraction or tiredness rather than indifference. — tap to centre the map on it Happier couples respond to apartner's lapses by assumingdistraction or tiredness rather thanindifference. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having no responsibilities can be harmful — tap to centre the map on it Having no responsibilities can beharmful Last stated 3 years ago 24 Dec 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having too little to do can be worse than having too much — tap to centre the map on it Having too little to do can be worsethan having too much Last stated 3 years ago 11 Apr 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it Lasting satisfaction comes fromstudying how others play, thendefining and fully playing one's owngame rather than someone else's. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. Last stated 14 Oct 2025 · a year ago Holds Lyman Stone Read this korrent →