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← If this is the best civilisation can do, savagery would be better than the machine and the Abyss

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: If this is the best civilisation can do, savagery would be better than the machine and the Abyss If this is the best civilisation can do,savagery would be better than the machineand the Abyss JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to remain 'barbarians' than to base a claim to civilisation on the glory of war — tap to centre the map on it It is better to remain 'barbarians'than to base a claim to civilisationon the glory of war OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit — tap to centre the map on it Despite a hundredfold rise inproductive power, the civilised poorlive worse than the Innuit JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: The design of much of civilization requires people to be psychologically and emotionally mutilated to interface with it. — tap to centre the map on it The design of much of civilizationrequires people to bepsychologically and emotionallymutilated to interface with it. Last stated 2 years ago 22 May 2024 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-05-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to guide people like rational creatures than to drive them like beasts — tap to centre the map on it It is better to guide people likerational creatures than to drivethem like beasts DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hard peoples from harsh places are not better at war: at the dawn of civilisation it was the softest and richest societies that won most often. — tap to centre the map on it Hard peoples from harsh places arenot better at war: at the dawn ofcivilisation it was the softest andrichest societies that won mostoften. Last stated 7 years ago 17 Jan 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wanting to build a utopia is fundamentally anti-human, because what it says is that you like humans apart from the bad bits. — tap to centre the map on it Wanting to build a utopia isfundamentally anti-human, becausewhat it says is that you like humansapart from the bad bits. Last stated a year ago 31 Oct 2025 DH Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: In bioengineering humans, societies that go slowly and safely will have the advantage, unlike in AI where an arms race is almost inevitable — tap to centre the map on it In bioengineering humans, societiesthat go slowly and safely will havethe advantage, unlike in AI where anarms race is almost inevitable Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: People will be more tolerant of machines making utilitarian decisions than of humans doing so. — tap to centre the map on it People will be more tolerant ofmachines making utilitariandecisions than of humans doing so. Last stated 8 years ago 14 Nov 2018 DE David Edmonds — holds since 2018-11-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: aworld more aligned with the CCP orRussia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre If this is the best civilisation can do, savagery would be better than the machine and the Abyss Last stated c. 1902–1903 Holds Jack London Read this korrent →