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Read this korrent: Even when we are forced to choose between evils, they remain evils
Even when we are forced to choose between evils, they remain evils
FH
Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either. — tap to centre the map on it
When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it
When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. — tap to centre the map on it
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no one right way to live; different, opposing choices can be equally valid. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no one right way to live; different, opposing choices can be equally valid.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round. — tap to centre the map on it
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now. — tap to centre the map on it
Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How unhappy a person is depends on how often they believe circumstances should be different, not on the circumstances themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
How unhappy a person is depends on how often they believe circumstances should be different, not on the circumstances themselves.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Jun 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. — tap to centre the map on it
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Nov 2019
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work. — tap to centre the map on it
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Last stated 2 years ago
11 Sept 2024
SM
Scott D. Miller — holds since 2024-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses. — tap to centre the map on it
If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses.
Last stated 6 years ago
13 Feb 2021
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2021-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier — tap to centre the map on it
Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first. — tap to centre the map on it
People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. — tap to centre the map on it
Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.
Last stated 6 years ago
30 Jul 2020
WB
Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are
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Even when we are forced to choose between evils, they remain evils
Last stated c. 1944
Holds Friedrich Hayek
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Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Peter Sellis
Similar wording
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
Last stated c. 1190
Holds Moses Maimonides
Similar wording
When politicians or executives offer a choice between two bad options, refuse the frame: reframe the question instead of accepting responsibility for either.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Similar wording
When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Similar wording
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
There is no one right way to live; different, opposing choices can be equally valid.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Similar wording
People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Rory Sutherland
Same subject: CBT
Action comes before motivation: you do first and feel afterwards, not the other way round.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: CBT
Dreading a future experience causes much of human suffering by making that imagined suffering happen now.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: CBT
How unhappy a person is depends on how often they believe circumstances should be different, not on the circumstances themselves.
Last stated 23 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Same subject: EMDR
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 12 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: EMDR
A therapy is only shown to be more effective if it is compared against another treatment intended to help, not against a control nobody expected to work.
Last stated 11 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Scott D. Miller
Same subject: EMDR
If negative emotion comes from underweighting sensory evidence, that explains EMDR: it forces high-precision attention onto something the mind usually represses.
Last stated 13 Feb 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: Narcissism
Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
Same subject: Narcissism
People who are highly narcissistic do not make the best friends, even if they are popular at first.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Rob Henderson
Same subject: Narcissism
Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded.
Last stated 30 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Wendy Behary