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← Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 12 Jun 2008 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind Good and bad actions differ at most indegree, not in kind FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it Much wrongdoing comes from goodpeople doing bad things withoutknowing it, not from bad people Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good and bad are not qualities of things in themselves but notions formed by comparing things with one another — tap to centre the map on it Good and bad are not qualities ofthings in themselves but notionsformed by comparing things with oneanother BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Goodness is itself; badness is only spoiled goodness — tap to centre the map on it Goodness is itself; badness is onlyspoiled goodness CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: The word 'good' cannot always be detached from the kind of thing being judged with the same standards applying to other objects. — tap to centre the map on it The word 'good' cannot always bedetached from the kind of thingbeing judged with the same standardsapplying to other objects. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2026-09-06 — 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 manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything that exists is good, so evil is not a substance — tap to centre the map on it Everything that exists is good, soevil is not a substance AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Performing tasks associated with a role well is not the same as being good at the role itself. — tap to centre the map on it Performing tasks associated with arole well is not the same as beinggood at the role itself. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good strategy is at least as much about what an organization does not do as about what it does. — tap to centre the map on it Good strategy is at least as muchabout what an organization does notdo as about what it does. Last stated 4 months ago 8 Jul 2026 RR Richard Rumelt — holds since 2026-07-08 — 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 cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary 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 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-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 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 itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Good and bad actions differ at most in degree, not in kind Last stated c. 1878 Holds Friedrich Nietzsche Read this korrent →