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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 3 Sept 1888 to 18 Sept 2026.
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3 Sept 1888
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Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should not disown your deeds once done; pangs of conscience are indecent — tap to centre the map on it You should not disown your deeds once done; pangs of conscience are indecent Last stated 138 years ago
3 Sept 1888
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Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of us are cowards whenever we can be: we usually know what needs to be done, but shrink from the responsibility to do it. — tap to centre the map on it Most of us are cowards whenever we can be: we usually know what needs to be done, but shrink from the responsibility to do it. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reciprocity can serve as a rule for life: do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself — tap to centre the map on it Reciprocity can serve as a rule for life: do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself
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Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — 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 bad man cannot injure a man better than himself — tap to centre the map on it A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself
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Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying no and setting boundaries are acts of self-preservation, not selfishness or letting others down. — tap to centre the map on it Saying no and setting boundaries are acts of self-preservation, not selfishness or letting others down. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who strike it big have a moral duty to patronize the craftsmen of Italy. — tap to centre the map on it People who strike it big have a moral duty to patronize the craftsmen of Italy. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago
10 May 2004
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Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards Last stated 25 years ago
16 Sept 2001
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Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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A person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent.
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You should not disown your deeds once done; pangs of conscience are indecent
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Most of us are cowards whenever we can be: we usually know what needs to be done, but shrink from the responsibility to do it.
Holds
Reciprocity can serve as a rule for life: do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
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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.
Holds
A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself
Last stated c. 399 BCE
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A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
Last stated c. 1513–1514
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Saying no and setting boundaries are acts of self-preservation, not selfishness or letting others down.
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People who strike it big have a moral duty to patronize the craftsmen of Italy.
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A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
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All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being
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Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards
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A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
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A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Holds
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
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