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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starting from certainties ends in doubts, but starting from doubts ends in certainties — tap to centre the map on it Starting from certainties ends in doubts, but starting from doubts ends in certainties
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1605 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. — tap to centre the map on it Living for as long as possible is worth wanting: if you enjoy life now, more of it is simply better. Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world with a chance of being wholly good beats a world with no such chance — tap to centre the map on it A world with a chance of being wholly good beats a world with no such chance
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William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time. — tap to centre the map on it He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future — tap to centre the map on it A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future
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Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it — tap to centre the map on it To live is to keep the absurd alive, and that means above all contemplating it
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Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything that exists is good, so evil is not a substance — tap to centre the map on it Everything that exists is good, so evil is not a substance
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Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is one God and no more, and there is hope of happiness after this life — tap to centre the map on it There is one God and no more, and there is hope of happiness after this life
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — 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 calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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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 be created because of AI. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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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 own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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 a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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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 and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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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 good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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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 pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are