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← A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Narcissism Narcissism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it A slave can confer a benefit on hismaster, and it is all the greater for it SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it Some people are slaves by nature,and enslaving them is just where itbenefits them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyondwhat justice needs is a degree ofslavery LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade hardens the peoplewho deal in it; slave dealers arenot born worse than other men Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing a new master periodically does not stop a people being slaves — tap to centre the map on it Choosing a new master periodicallydoes not stop a people being slaves LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it One may only take as much as one canuse before it spoils; the restbelongs to others JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it A benefit lies in the giver'sintention, not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: An ungrateful person harms himself, not the giver — tap to centre the map on it An ungrateful person harms himself,not the giver SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Servitude is the law compelling some people to labour for others who are not so compelled — tap to centre the map on it Servitude is the law compelling somepeople to labour for others who arenot so compelled HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — 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 aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier — tap to centre the map on it Feuds between neighbouring, closelyrelated peoples are a relativelyharmless outlet for aggression thatmakes group cohesion easier SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Narcissism is the typical character of a society that has lost interest in the future — tap to centre the map on it Narcissism is the typical characterof a society that has lost interestin the future CL Christopher Lasch — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. — tap to centre the map on it Narcissism runs along a spectrumrather than being a category, andschema therapy treats it by workingback to what early life embedded. Last stated 6 years ago 30 Jul 2020 WB Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it Last stated c. 56–62 CE Holds Seneca Read this korrent →