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← The world is currently too politically and socially divided.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 20 Sept 2026.
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8 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe needs to become independent — tap to centre the map on it Europe needs to become independent Last stated 4 years ago
9 Dec 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
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Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI must be democratized, and power over it should not become too concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it AI must be democratized, and power over it should not become too concentrated. Last stated 6 months ago
10 Apr 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans — tap to centre the map on it A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The United States is too internally divided to effectively engage in long-term international competition. — tap to centre the map on it The United States is too internally divided to effectively engage in long-term international competition. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared — tap to centre the map on it A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. — tap to centre the map on it A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology — tap to centre the map on it AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%. — tap to centre the map on it Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Defining Ukraine's war record by the 20,000 men of the Division Galizien makes the 2 to 3 million Ukrainians who fought in the Red Army irrelevant, which is what propaganda is for. — tap to centre the map on it Defining Ukraine's war record by the 20,000 men of the Division Galizien makes the 2 to 3 million Ukrainians who fought in the Red Army irrelevant, which is what propaganda is for. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be. Last stated 4 months ago
13 Jun 2026
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Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-06-13 — tap for who they are
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The world is currently too politically and socially divided.
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Europe needs to become independent
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Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing
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AI must be democratized, and power over it should not become too concentrated.
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He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
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A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans
Last stated c. 1762
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The United States is too internally divided to effectively engage in long-term international competition.
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A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared
Last stated c. 1513–1514
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Most social and political divides come from different views on how to apply shared values, not from opposing values themselves.
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A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
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A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
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A crisis is defined not by how severe a problem is but by whether it hits people powerful enough to force change.
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AI is transforming U.S. politics and has inspired more hate across a wider political spectrum than any other technology
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Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
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Around the time liberalism gave way to progressivism, people on the left started being wrong about a ton of stuff, with Democrats falling from being right about roughly 85% of things in 2010 to about 30% and Republicans at about 15%.
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Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
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Defining Ukraine's war record by the 20,000 men of the Division Galizien makes the 2 to 3 million Ukrainians who fought in the Red Army irrelevant, which is what propaganda is for.
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In resisting Russia the Ukrainians are defending the most basic thing in decent political life: that people get to be who they choose to be.
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