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Read this korrent: Generally, the more someone says they are moral and high-integrity, the less likely they are to be.
Generally, the more someone says they are moral and high-integrity, the less likely they are to be.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Becoming more ethical means doing better than before, not maximizing value perfectly — tap to centre the map on it
Becoming more ethical means doing better than before, not maximizing value perfectly
Last stated 6 years ago
31 Oct 2020
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2020-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of someone's integrity builds from small observations over a long period, because people reveal themselves in small ways over time. — tap to centre the map on it
A sense of someone's integrity builds from small observations over a long period, because people reveal themselves in small ways over time.
Last stated 6 years ago
13 Oct 2020
CP
Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — 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 somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sound ethics is roughly 80% utilitarian, 15% deontological and 5% virtue ethics. — tap to centre the map on it
A sound ethics is roughly 80% utilitarian, 15% deontological and 5% virtue ethics.
Last stated 3 years ago
by 27 Dec 2023
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. — tap to centre the map on it
Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time.
Last stated 5 years ago
27 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who want to appear moral are attracted to the left, while people who want to appear rational are attracted to the right. — tap to centre the map on it
People who want to appear moral are attracted to the left, while people who want to appear rational are attracted to the right.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Integrity takes the courage to share important ideas and evidence even when people find them upsetting, and to do the right thing when no one is watching. — tap to centre the map on it
Integrity takes the courage to share important ideas and evidence even when people find them upsetting, and to do the right thing when no one is watching.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How dense a neighbourhood ought to be is a moral and political argument, not an empirical question with a discoverable right answer. — tap to centre the map on it
How dense a neighbourhood ought to be is a moral and political argument, not an empirical question with a discoverable right answer.
Last stated 2 years ago
29 May 2024
DH
Daniel Herriges — holds since 2024-05-29 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — 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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — 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 pace sustainably without constant overwork 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 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 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 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
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Generally, the more someone says they are moral and high-integrity, the less likely they are to be.
Last stated 28 Dec 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
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Similar wording
Becoming more ethical means doing better than before, not maximizing value perfectly
Last stated 31 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman
Similar wording
A sense of someone's integrity builds from small observations over a long period, because people reveal themselves in small ways over time.
Last stated 13 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Chamath Palihapitiya
Similar wording
Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Last stated 1 Feb 1996 · 31 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
A sound ethics is roughly 80% utilitarian, 15% deontological and 5% virtue ethics.
Last stated by 27 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi
Similar wording
Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time.
Last stated 27 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Neel Nanda
Similar wording
People who want to appear moral are attracted to the left, while people who want to appear rational are attracted to the right.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
Integrity takes the courage to share important ideas and evidence even when people find them upsetting, and to do the right thing when no one is watching.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Similar wording
How dense a neighbourhood ought to be is a moral and political argument, not an empirical question with a discoverable right answer.
Last stated 29 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Daniel Herriges
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: behavioural science
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 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
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