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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 30 May 2013 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under education education Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Where and when we grew up makes a difference Where and when we grew up makes adifference MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in. — tap to centre the map on it All thinkers are shaped indelibly bythe region they grew up in. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shared everyday experience binds a nation together better than shared ancestry does. — tap to centre the map on it Shared everyday experience binds anation together better than sharedancestry does. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it Every age of life is less deadlythan it was for the generationbefore, not just childhood. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jan 2024 SD Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Education presents historical discoveries through the hindsight of later generations rather than as they originally happened. — tap to centre the map on it Education presents historicaldiscoveries through the hindsight oflater generations rather than asthey originally happened. Last stated 4 years ago 23 Aug 2022 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2022-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: At his son's mostly low-income school, the child learned a broader range of social interactions, and engaged affluent parents likely made a real difference for teachers and students. — tap to centre the map on it At his son's mostly low-incomeschool, the child learned a broaderrange of social interactions, andengaged affluent parents likely madea real difference for teachers andstudents. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Young people tend to be happier than older generations, but not in the Anglosphere — tap to centre the map on it Young people tend to be happier thanolder generations, but not in theAnglosphere Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The family matters for how children turn out, but less than once thought — tap to centre the map on it The family matters for how childrenturn out, but less than once thought Last stated 9 years ago 7 Feb 2018 CM Charles Murray — holds since 2018-02-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Going to college makes less sense at the margin than it did seven or eight years ago. — tap to centre the map on it Going to college makes less sense atthe margin than it did seven oreight years ago. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it A career path becomes popular whenit offers clear, prescribed rulesthat can simply be decoded andfollowed. Last stated 7 months ago 28 Mar 2026 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigrationin proportion to whether the peoplearriving are net contributors whoassimilate. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 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 coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
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