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← Condemning people of the past by modern moral standards gets in the way of understanding them.

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 17 Oct 2007 to 26 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Condemning people of the past by modern moral standards gets in the way of understanding them. Condemning people of the past by modernmoral standards gets in the way ofunderstanding them. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern people are both more selfish and more guilt-stricken than people in the past. — tap to centre the map on it Modern people are both more selfishand more guilt-stricken than peoplein the past. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward anotherperson requires first reducing themto an abstraction rather than a fullhuman being. Last stated 10 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: People of the past should be judged by what a reasonable person in their context could be expected to see. — tap to centre the map on it People of the past should be judgedby what a reasonable person in theircontext could be expected to see. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: People praise the past and condemn the present, not always with reason — tap to centre the map on it People praise the past and condemnthe present, not always with reason NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's beauty regimens will be seen as tomorrow's barbarism. — tap to centre the map on it Today's beauty regimens will be seenas tomorrow's barbarism. Last stated a week ago 26 Oct 2026 MD Matthew Dicks — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good works should be taught, but not done to seek justification by them — tap to centre the map on it Good works should be taught, but notdone to seek justification by them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anything in the past that feels revolutionary, modern or comfortable should be treated as a warning sign of presentism until the evidence has been checked again. — tap to centre the map on it Anything in the past that feelsrevolutionary, modern or comfortableshould be treated as a warning signof presentism until the evidence hasbeen checked again. Last stated 10 years ago 4 Jan 2017 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The present age is destroying the beautiful in life — tap to centre the map on it The present age is destroying thebeautiful in life OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind — tap to centre the map on it A theory that is afraid ofinvestigation does not deserve aplace in the mind RI Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Artists avoid unintentional copying by diversifying their inspirations. — tap to centre the map on it Artists avoid unintentional copyingby diversifying their inspirations. Last stated 17 years ago 1 Jan 2010 JH Jessica Hische — holds since 2010-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creativity consists of curiosity combined with the foresight to imagine what a new combination of ideas could produce. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity consists of curiositycombined with the foresight toimagine what a new combination ofideas could produce. Last stated 6 years ago 15 Aug 2020 MT Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pursuing the same problem through a changing landscape is what is really exciting, because you get to reinvent everything you have done. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing the same problem through achanging landscape is what is reallyexciting, because you get toreinvent everything you have done. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listenlike you are wrong, with thehumility to know what you do notknow. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI. — tap to centre the map on it Asking very naive questions goes along way in a young field like AI. Last stated a year ago 16 Jun 2025 JK Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. — tap to centre the map on it Continuing to learn means thattoday's views will probably lookslightly immature and naive later. Last stated 6 years ago 13 Oct 2020 CP Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are
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