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← Chastity may be supported by unchastity, and the best virtues need the help of the worst vices

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Chastity may be supported by unchastity, and the best virtues need the help of the worst vices Chastity may be supported by unchastity,and the best virtues need the help of theworst vices BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living — tap to centre the map on it Discussing virtue daily is thegreatest good, and the unexaminedlife is not worth living SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Virtue is not remote: whoever wishes to be virtuous finds it at hand — tap to centre the map on it Virtue is not remote: whoever wishesto be virtuous finds it at hand CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: No testimony suffices to establish a miracle unless its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact it seeks to establish — tap to centre the map on it No testimony suffices to establish amiracle unless its falsehood wouldbe more miraculous than the fact itseeks to establish DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it Blessedness is not the reward ofvirtue but virtue itself; we do notrejoice because we control ourlusts, we control them because werejoice BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans should not be shamed for having vices; that is simply who people are. — tap to centre the map on it Humans should not be shamed forhaving vices; that is simply whopeople are. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Not truly believing a claim, or failing to act on it, does not make the claim false. — tap to centre the map on it Not truly believing a claim, orfailing to act on it, does not makethe claim false. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who deny women intellectual improvement must either claim women have no souls or let them cultivate their minds — tap to centre the map on it Those who deny women intellectualimprovement must either claim womenhave no souls or let them cultivatetheir minds MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are Same subject: If life is only absurd and freedom bounded by limited fate, what counts is the most living, not the best — tap to centre the map on it If life is only absurd and freedombounded by limited fate, what countsis the most living, not the best AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Chastity may be supported by unchastity, and the best virtues need the help of the worst vices Last stated c. 1714–1733 Holds Bernard Mandeville Read this korrent →