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← The world, and especially the Western world, is stagnant.

16 connected korrents · 15 moments from 23 Jan 2021 to 13 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under China China Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The world, and especially the Western world, is stagnant. The world, and especially the Westernworld, is stagnant. Last stated 7 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most Westerners don't notice how rich and modern parts of the non-West like Asia now are, partly because travel has become less affordable. — tap to centre the map on it Most Westerners don't notice howrich and modern parts of thenon-West like Asia now are, partlybecause travel has become lessaffordable. Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stagnant construction productivity is not an American failure but a worldwide one, and most rich countries that once had it have lost it. — tap to centre the map on it Stagnant construction productivityis not an American failure but aworldwide one, and most richcountries that once had it have lostit. Last stated 10 months ago 11 Dec 2025 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Westerners are experiencing a decline in standards and quality of life without noticing — tap to centre the map on it Westerners are experiencing adecline in standards and quality oflife without noticing Last stated 2 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Westerners' standards are declining over time — tap to centre the map on it Westerners' standards are decliningover time Last stated 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stagnation does not mean no progress; it means progress slower than the late 1800s to mid-1900s peak. — tap to centre the map on it Stagnation does not mean noprogress; it means progress slowerthan the late 1800s to mid-1900speak. Last stated 6 years ago 23 Jan 2021 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2021-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Urban life in the West did not merely change after Rome, it practically vanished, and had to be built again from scratch centuries later. — tap to centre the map on it Urban life in the West did notmerely change after Rome, itpractically vanished, and had to bebuilt again from scratch centurieslater. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: How the world is does not matter to what is higher; God does not reveal himself in the world — tap to centre the map on it How the world is does not matter towhat is higher; God does not revealhimself in the world LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — 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 3 weeks ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade 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 benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should bereported under a stated budget, oras a curve against test-time compute— never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Codelast while it stays first in use ismeasuring the wrong thing, and hasbeen for a year. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safestis mostly an artefact of comparing anew car against a fleet averagetwelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago 19 Dec 2023 PK Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat 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 continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The world, and especially the Western world, is stagnant. Last stated 15 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Marc Andreessen Read this korrent →