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Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Forecasting that humans will seek immortality, bliss and divinity simply reflects the ideals of liberal humanism Forecasting that humans will seekimmortality, bliss and divinity simplyreflects the ideals of liberal humanism YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coming near to bliss, immortality and divinity is likely to deflect humankind towards entirely different destinations — tap to centre the map on it Coming near to bliss, immortalityand divinity is likely to deflecthumankind towards entirely differentdestinations YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humankind is likely to reach for bliss, divinity and immortality even if it kills us — tap to centre the map on it Humankind is likely to reach forbliss, divinity and immortality evenif it kills us YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfillinghumanity's long-term potential asthe overriding moral priority, is aworldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Healthy-minded optimism is inadequate as a philosophy, because the evil it ignores is part of reality and may be the key to life's meaning — tap to centre the map on it Healthy-minded optimism isinadequate as a philosophy, becausethe evil it ignores is part ofreality and may be the key to life'smeaning WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Forecasts of the 21st century should concern what humankind will try to achieve, not what it will succeed in achieving — tap to centre the map on it Forecasts of the 21st century shouldconcern what humankind will try toachieve, not what it will succeed inachieving YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Longtermism is not the same thing as caring about the long-term future or about future generations; it goes far beyond that. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism is not the same thing ascaring about the long-term future orabout future generations; it goesfar beyond that. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledgeare worth pursuing for the joy inthem, not in order to defend humanuniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 4 weeks 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: 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
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