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Read this korrent: Every human is heir to all of human creation, and narrowing identity to one nation turns your back on your humanity
Every human is heir to all of human creation, and narrowing identity to one nation turns your back on your humanity
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jan 2023
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy. — tap to centre the map on it
The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy.
Last stated 6 years ago
7 May 2020
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2020-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death — tap to centre the map on it
Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death
JB
James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The destiny of humans is to become the characters in fantasy novels through the creation or achievement of magic, gods, spirits, and the modification of human nature. — tap to centre the map on it
The destiny of humans is to become the characters in fantasy novels through the creation or achievement of magic, gods, spirits, and the modification of human nature.
Last stated a week ago
13 Oct 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI arrived backwards from what its founders expected: instead of a perfect insect mind working up to human, we got a human-level mind that is bad, and are now making it perfect. — tap to centre the map on it
AI arrived backwards from what its founders expected: instead of a perfect insect mind working up to human, we got a human-level mind that is bad, and are now making it perfect.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all — tap to centre the map on it
Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If humans rule the world because they alone cooperate flexibly in large numbers, that undermines belief in human sacredness — tap to centre the map on it
If humans rule the world because they alone cooperate flexibly in large numbers, that undermines belief in human sacredness
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — 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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The tighter someone clings to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it, so identity drives change and then blocks the next one. — tap to centre the map on it
The tighter someone clings to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it, so identity drives change and then blocks the next one.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
CL
C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JJ
Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jul 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
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Every human is heir to all of human creation, and narrowing identity to one nation turns your back on your humanity
Last stated 12 Jan 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
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The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy.
Last stated 7 May 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Jared Diamond
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Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds James Baldwin
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The destiny of humans is to become the characters in fantasy novels through the creation or achievement of magic, gods, spirits, and the modification of human nature.
Last stated 13 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Noah Smith
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AI arrived backwards from what its founders expected: instead of a perfect insect mind working up to human, we got a human-level mind that is bad, and are now making it perfect.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Graham
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Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all
Last stated c. 1968
Holds Paulo Freire
Similar wording
If humans rule the world because they alone cooperate flexibly in large numbers, that undermines belief in human sacredness
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Similar wording
The tighter someone clings to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it, so identity drives change and then blocks the next one.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: religion
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
Last stated c. 1942–1952
Holds C. S. Lewis
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: startups
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: startups
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: startups
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: venture capital
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 18 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels