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← What a society watches on screen reveals its values.
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 17 Sept 2026.
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22 Jun 2020
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Khoi Vinh — holds since 2020-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How a person interprets a major movie is shaped by where they are in their own life at that moment. — tap to centre the map on it How a person interprets a major movie is shaped by where they are in their own life at that moment. Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society's commitment to truth-telling matters because most individual beliefs are inherited from the surrounding society rather than independently verified — tap to centre the map on it A society's commitment to truth-telling matters because most individual beliefs are inherited from the surrounding society rather than independently verified Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Tim Harford — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Watching a film for the first time is exciting because part of the brain immerses itself in the plot as if experiencing it firsthand. — tap to centre the map on it Watching a film for the first time is exciting because part of the brain immerses itself in the plot as if experiencing it firsthand. Last stated 6 years ago
14 Apr 2021
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Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Observing the truth about yourself is very hard, and people quickly turn it into a story of heroes and villains — tap to centre the map on it Observing the truth about yourself is very hard, and people quickly turn it into a story of heroes and villains
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Understanding the brain will show there are right and wrong answers about human values — tap to centre the map on it Understanding the brain will show there are right and wrong answers about human values
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Sam Harris — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human values are shaped mainly by culture rather than encoded in DNA, so they can change quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Human values are shaped mainly by culture rather than encoded in DNA, so they can change quickly. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Television is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy. — tap to centre the map on it Television is the way it is because networks give people exactly what they want, which is a more depressing thought than a conspiracy. Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people don't know what they want until they see it in context — tap to centre the map on it Most people don't know what they want until they see it in context
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Dan Ariely — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. — tap to centre the map on it A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fact is important from a systems legibility standpoint if it allows the game to tell the player why something happened. — tap to centre the map on it A fact is important from a systems legibility standpoint if it allows the game to tell the player why something happened. Last stated 8 years ago
5 Mar 2019
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Emily Short — holds since 2019-03-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is a machine built around uncertainty. — tap to centre the map on it A game is a machine built around uncertainty. Last stated a year ago
3 Nov 2025
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Raph Koster — holds since 2025-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
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Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. — tap to centre the map on it Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. — tap to centre the map on it A game is an equation between two personalities, the world's and the protagonist's, and the friction between them is where the experience comes from. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. — tap to centre the map on it A good open-world spy game may not be possible, because a spy story has to run against the clock and an open world needs the player free to wander. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle that invites guessing and then punishes wrong guesses stops the player learning the very method it could have taught. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are