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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The usual picture of collapsing ecosystems does not fit reality The usual picture of collapsing ecosystemsdoes not fit reality BL Bjørn Lomborg — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: The end of nature is not the end of the world — tap to centre the map on it The end of nature is not the end ofthe world BM Bill McKibben — holds since c. 1989 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea of nature will not survive global pollution — tap to centre the map on it The idea of nature will not surviveglobal pollution BM Bill McKibben — holds since c. 1989 — tap for who they are Same subject: Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state — tap to centre the map on it Refusing to believe reality becauseit doesn't fit your mental model isan intellectual failure state Last stated 3 years ago 13 Oct 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ecological degradation is not the same thing as resource scarcity — tap to centre the map on it Ecological degradation is not thesame thing as resource scarcity YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: The existential threat posed by climate change is not hypothetical. — tap to centre the map on it The existential threat posed byclimate change is not hypothetical. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 LS Leah Stokes — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world in our heads is not a precise replica of reality — tap to centre the map on it The world in our heads is not aprecise replica of reality DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one who looks at nature as connected can still believe humans were separately created — tap to centre the map on it No one who looks at nature asconnected can still believe humanswere separately created CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: The stock of useful scientific knowledge is bounded rather than endless. — tap to centre the map on it The stock of useful scientificknowledge is bounded rather thanendless. Last stated 6 years ago 20 Jun 2020 JR José Luis Ricón — holds since 2020-06-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends upheavier and more complex than theaircraft it replaces and delivers nofuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan forclimate change or nuclear war,because self-sufficiency there iscenturies away. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The usual picture of collapsing ecosystems does not fit reality Last stated c. 2001 Holds Bjørn Lomborg Read this korrent →