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Read this korrent: The need to connect with another human being is the biggest human instinct.
The need to connect with another human being is the biggest human instinct.
Last stated 3 years ago
15 May 2023
SJ
Sue Johnson — holds since 2023-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance — tap to centre the map on it
Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance
Last stated 5 years ago
4 Mar 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans like to be with other humans, and that very real phenomenon will matter as AI changes work. — tap to centre the map on it
Humans like to be with other humans, and that very real phenomenon will matter as AI changes work.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
DA
Daniela Amodei — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs — tap to centre the map on it
Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans. — tap to centre the map on it
Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
LR
Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's rise is making human connection scarcer, requiring deliberate effort to find it. — tap to centre the map on it
AI's rise is making human connection scarcer, requiring deliberate effort to find it.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
TF
Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building the mind-muscle connection is harder than keeping it. — tap to centre the map on it
Building the mind-muscle connection is harder than keeping it.
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Jul 2022
JC
Jeff Cavaliere — holds since 2022-07-04 — 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
SY
Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are hardwired for the feeling of giving their all to something they care about, and feel it when watching excellence in others. — tap to centre the map on it
People are hardwired for the feeling of giving their all to something they care about, and feel it when watching excellence in others.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
BS
Brad Stulberg — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 a month 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 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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The need to connect with another human being is the biggest human instinct.
Last stated 15 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Sue Johnson
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Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance
Last stated 4 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Humans like to be with other humans, and that very real phenomenon will matter as AI changes work.
Last stated 29 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Daniela Amodei
Similar wording
Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Bertrand Russell
Similar wording
Working with agents seems to make the work lonelier, which raises the need to connect with other humans.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Lenny Rachitsky
Similar wording
AI's rise is making human connection scarcer, requiring deliberate effort to find it.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tiago Forte
Similar wording
Building the mind-muscle connection is harder than keeping it.
Last stated 4 Jul 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Jeff Cavaliere
Similar wording
Cooperation, not struggle, drives human evolution, so the fighting instinct should be eliminated from people
Last stated 25 Apr 1921 · 105 years ago
Holds Sun Yat-sen
Similar wording
People are hardwired for the feeling of giving their all to something they care about, and feel it when watching excellence in others.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Brad Stulberg
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: government
A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: government
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a month 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 weeks ago
Holds Noah Smith