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← A person's dignity does not depend on how much they have suffered.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 27 Sept 2026.
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war Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A person's dignity does not depend on how much they have suffered. A person's dignity does not depend on how much they have suffered. Last stated a year ago
20 Jun 2025
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair. — tap to centre the map on it Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Feb 2024
NC
Nick Cave — holds since 2024-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. — tap to centre the map on it It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. Last stated a year ago
20 Jun 2025
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true calling or vocation never involves constant discomfort or pain. — tap to centre the map on it A true calling or vocation never involves constant discomfort or pain. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
MA
Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
PO
Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No race can prosper until it sees as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem — tap to centre the map on it No race can prosper until it sees as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
BW
Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating. — tap to centre the map on it Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
TS
Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
AK
Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
CB
Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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A person's dignity does not depend on how much they have suffered.
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Faced with someone's raw suffering, compassion from a step away seems to work better than empathy, which can leave you disabled by their despair.
Holds
It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering.
Holds
Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse.
Holds
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Holds
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Holds
A true calling or vocation never involves constant discomfort or pain.
Holds
In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity.
Holds
No race can prosper until it sees as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem
Holds
Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents.
Holds
Beyond user empathy and systems thinking, building agents needs a relentlessness to try things and keep iterating.
Holds
Creativity is a choice: extending empathy to the person being served and announcing something into the future that might not work.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds