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← Broadly, human ethical progress is the gradual extension of mutual aid from the tribe toward the whole of humanity

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Feb 1780 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Broadly, human ethical progress is the gradual extension of mutual aid from the tribe toward the whole of humanity Broadly, human ethical progress is thegradual extension of mutual aid from thetribe toward the whole of humanity PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mutual aid is the origin of human ethics, and mutual support rather than struggle has led moral progress — tap to centre the map on it Mutual aid is the origin of humanethics, and mutual support ratherthan struggle has led moral progress PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal. — tap to centre the map on it For the whole of human history thebottleneck on progress has beengetting a group of smart peopletogether around a shared goal. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 AW Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more effective altruism has absorbed itself in saving humanity, the less humanistic it has become. — tap to centre the map on it The more effective altruism hasabsorbed itself in saving humanity,the less humanistic it has become. Last stated 3 years ago 21 Dec 2023 MJ Matt Johnson — holds since 2023-12-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Animal species with the least individual struggle and the most mutual aid are invariably the most numerous and prosperous — tap to centre the map on it Animal species with the leastindividual struggle and the mostmutual aid are invariably the mostnumerous and prosperous PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Producing moral, not just technological, progress requires introducing new moral premises that invert what people previously believed. — tap to centre the map on it Producing moral, not justtechnological, progress requiresintroducing new moral premises thatinvert what people previouslybelieved. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral understanding is not improving as science is, and people should stop being wolves to one another — tap to centre the map on it Moral understanding is not improvingas science is, and people shouldstop being wolves to one another Last stated 247 years ago 8 Feb 1780 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1780-02-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; itcomes through tireless effort, andwithout it time favors socialstagnation MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Becoming more ethical means doing better than before, not maximizing value perfectly — tap to centre the map on it Becoming more ethical means doingbetter than before, not maximizingvalue perfectly Last stated 6 years ago 31 Oct 2020 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2020-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturingsurplus can be a reflection of weakdomestic consumption andmisallocated resources. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Broadly, human ethical progress is the gradual extension of mutual aid from the tribe toward the whole of humanity Last stated c. 1890–1902 Holds Peter Kropotkin Read this korrent →