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empathy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved. However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farmers were the overwhelming majority of every pre-modern agrarian society — 80 to 90 per cent of it — and that single fact shapes everything else about how those societies worked. — tap to centre the map on it Farmers were the overwhelming majority of every pre-modern agrarian society — 80 to 90 per cent of it — and that single fact shapes everything else about how those societies worked. Last stated 6 years ago
24 Jul 2020
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sparta is a cautionary tale rather than a model: an over-militarised, paranoid state that added only oppression to human experience. — tap to centre the map on it Sparta is a cautionary tale rather than a model: an over-militarised, paranoid state that added only oppression to human experience. Last stated 4 years ago
19 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. — tap to centre the map on it The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. — tap to centre the map on it A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
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Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever happened looks inevitable in retrospect. — tap to centre the map on it The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever happened looks inevitable in retrospect. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement. — tap to centre the map on it The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement. Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
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Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia — tap to centre the map on it Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. — tap to centre the map on it NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. — tap to centre the map on it NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
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However normal the rest of Sparta is argued to have been, its enslaved majority is not: no reconstruction of the population makes Sparta anything but extraordinarily enslaved.
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Farmers were the overwhelming majority of every pre-modern agrarian society — 80 to 90 per cent of it — and that single fact shapes everything else about how those societies worked.
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Sparta is a cautionary tale rather than a model: an over-militarised, paranoid state that added only oppression to human experience.
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The people of the ancient world were not less advanced than we are; they were probably indistinguishable from us.
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A system capable of superhuman invention would fundamentally and unpredictably alter the world's balance of power, rather than simply serving individual empowerment.
Holds
The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men
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The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever happened looks inevitable in retrospect.
Holds
The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement.
Holds
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
America is a vastly richer country than Europe
Holds
Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
Holds
Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.
Holds
Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia
Holds
NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it.
Holds
NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border.
Holds