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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 17 Feb 2018 to 2 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under war war Everything filed under climate change climate change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Whether or not the world is getting worse, the nature of news makes people think it is Whether or not the world is getting worse,the nature of news makes people think itis Last stated 9 years ago 17 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding — tap to centre the map on it More information did not open mindsor inform people better; it can meanless understanding Last stated 5 months ago 6 May 2026 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are optimistic about their own lives and pessimistic about the world, because they judge their life on everything and the world on the last few headlines. — tap to centre the map on it People are optimistic about theirown lives and pessimistic about theworld, because they judge their lifeon everything and the world on thelast few headlines. Last stated 9 months ago 13 Jan 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The consequences of negative news are themselves negative — tap to centre the map on it The consequences of negative newsare themselves negative Last stated 9 years ago 17 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The smarter someone is, the more they can deceive themselves — tap to centre the map on it The smarter someone is, the morethey can deceive themselves Last stated 3 years ago 11 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a wholesociety's information environment isunlikely ever to be decisive in awar, because shaping anothersociety's perceptions is genuinelyhard. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: People tend to think they understand the future better than they actually do — tap to centre the map on it People tend to think they understandthe future better than they actuallydo Last stated 4 years ago 3 Mar 2023 MM Michael Mauboussin — holds since 2023-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: What has been seen of climate change so far is only a foretaste of worse disasters to come. — tap to centre the map on it What has been seen of climate changeso far is only a foretaste of worsedisasters to come. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A glorious transhumanist future awaits us if we get AI right — tap to centre the map on it A glorious transhumanist futureawaits us if we get AI right Last stated yesterday 2 Oct 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it AI can have a significant positiveimpact on people's lives Last stated yesterday 2 Oct 2026 SA Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent in comfort, certainty and convenience is the most damning way a person can live. — tap to centre the map on it A life spent in comfort, certaintyand convenience is the most damningway a person can live. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agency and clock speed beat domain experience in a hire, and in a fast-moving field experience is often a crutch of habits that need discarding. — tap to centre the map on it Agency and clock speed beat domainexperience in a hire, and in afast-moving field experience isoften a crutch of habits that needdiscarding. Last stated 12 months ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Whether or not the world is getting worse, the nature of news makes people think it is Last stated 17 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →