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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under censorship censorship Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under Telegram Telegram Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Equality is a moral principle about individuals, not a claim that groups are interchangeable Equality is a moral principle aboutindividuals, not a claim that groups areinterchangeable SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2002 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbingpeople in permitted pleasures, whichmay enervate rather than corrupt thesoul AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea that all humans are equal is a revamped version of the monotheist belief that all souls are equal before God — tap to centre the map on it The idea that all humans are equalis a revamped version of themonotheist belief that all souls areequal before God YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are not individuals but dividuals — tap to centre the map on it Humans are not individuals butdividuals YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty — tap to centre the map on it Each person should have an equalright to the most extensive basicliberty compatible with others'liberty JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enforcing equality against biology and markets requires censorship and violence, which makes the project immoral whatever its moral claim. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing equality against biologyand markets requires censorship andviolence, which makes the projectimmoral whatever its moral claim. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only selfish privilege stops us extending equal consideration to other species — tap to centre the map on it Only selfish privilege stops usextending equal consideration toother species PS Peter Singer — holds since c. 1975 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. — tap to centre the map on it Individuals are inherently good,noble and honorable, with a somewhatmore pessimistic view of people ingroups. Last stated 31 years ago 1 Feb 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who try to level society never make it equal, since some group must be on top — tap to centre the map on it Those who try to level society nevermake it equal, since some group mustbe on top EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: "The other side is bad too" is no answer to the Trump administration's use of power against speech. — tap to centre the map on it "The other side is bad too" is noanswer to the Trump administration'suse of power against speech. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Apr 2026 GL Greg Lukianoff — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. — tap to centre the map on it A person's internet presence islargely controlled by largeorganizations subject to thedecisions of their executives. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 PD Preshit Deorukhkar — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. — tap to centre the map on it A platform's failure to moderate orto cooperate belongs in a civilproceeding against the companybefore it becomes a criminal caseagainst its founder. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Aug 2024 MM Mike Masnick — holds since 2024-08-26 — 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: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every one-to-one Telegramchat, and every group chat, isreadable on Telegram’s own servers. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Aug 2024 MG Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it Arresting Pavel Durov was a historicwrong and a gigantic PR mistake thatwill keep founders from building inFrance. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything thanyield to government pressure toblock channels, because submittingto something fundamentally wrongbreaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Equality is a moral principle about individuals, not a claim that groups are interchangeable Last stated c. 2002 Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →