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← Determinists who keep their judgements of regret are committed to pessimism

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 10 May 1893 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Determinists who keep their judgements of regret are committed to pessimism Determinists who keep their judgements ofregret are committed to pessimism WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Holding any opinion as never open to revision is a tremendously mistaken attitude — tap to centre the map on it Holding any opinion as never open torevision is a tremendously mistakenattitude WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty — tap to centre the map on it Being intellectual does notnecessarily mean suspendingjudgment; the intellect cravescertainty RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption thatwe have almost no idea what the bestfutures would look like, socommitting today to any particularvision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Optimism beats pessimism in the face of unknown potential — tap to centre the map on it Optimism beats pessimism in the faceof unknown potential Last stated a year ago 17 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pragmatism must lean toward meliorism, since some conditions of the world's salvation already exist — tap to centre the map on it Pragmatism must lean towardmeliorism, since some conditions ofthe world's salvation already exist WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: We agree outcomes beyond an agent's control should not sway our judgement, yet in practice they almost always do — tap to centre the map on it We agree outcomes beyond an agent'scontrol should not sway ourjudgement, yet in practice theyalmost always do AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Whether a more equal distribution ofwealth is attainable is uncertain;if it is not, Providence is cruel Last stated 133 years ago 10 May 1893 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to be an optimist who works hard than a pessimist who writes about why things will not work, because no amount of such essays moves society forward. — tap to centre the map on it It is better to be an optimist whoworks hard than a pessimist whowrites about why things will notwork, because no amount of suchessays moves society forward. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-04 — 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 drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Determinists who keep their judgements of regret are committed to pessimism Last stated c. 1879–1896 Holds William James Read this korrent →