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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 5 Jul 1852 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under education education Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A worship that obeys a law forbidding mercy is a curse to mankind A worship that obeys a law forbiddingmercy is a curse to mankind Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced or legislatedinto blessedness; it needs educationand free individual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: What is inhuman cannot be divine, so slavery cannot be God's institution — tap to centre the map on it What is inhuman cannot be divine, soslavery cannot be God's institution Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Restraining lusts out of love of praise makes people less base but not holy — tap to centre the map on it Restraining lusts out of love ofpraise makes people less base butnot holy AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them — tap to centre the map on it Oppose church lawmakers, but keeptheir rules alongside the weak so asnot to offend them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mercy shown to people is not a true sacrifice unless it is done for God's sake — tap to centre the map on it Mercy shown to people is not a truesacrifice unless it is done forGod's sake AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad people are won over by unwearying goodness that asks no return — tap to centre the map on it Bad people are won over byunwearying goodness that asks noreturn SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever is lawful in ordinary life should not be forbidden to a religious group in worship — tap to centre the map on it Whatever is lawful in ordinary lifeshould not be forbidden to areligious group in worship JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it 'Do not do to others what you wouldnot want done to you' cannot be auniversal law of morality IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 worship that obeys a law forbidding mercy is a curse to mankind Last stated 5 Jul 1852 · 174 years ago Holds Frederick Douglass Read this korrent →