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← Ingratitude tears apart the union of the human race more than any vice
17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 8 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Ingratitude tears apart the union of the human race more than any vice
Ingratitude tears apart the union of the human race more than any vice
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Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures — tap to centre the map on it
No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures
LA
Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others — tap to centre the map on it
The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — 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
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are ashamed of envy because we learn from the cradle to hide our self-love — tap to centre the map on it
We are ashamed of envy because we learn from the cradle to hide our self-love
BM
Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it
The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived
JR
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it. — tap to centre the map on it
There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
8 Oct 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it
Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one
Last stated 251 years ago
14 Feb 1776
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The less excellence people can claim for themselves, the more they claim for their nation, race or cause — tap to centre the map on it
The less excellence people can claim for themselves, the more they claim for their nation, race or cause
EH
Eric Hoffer — holds since c. 1951 — 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 9 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: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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
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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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Ingratitude tears apart the union of the human race more than any vice
Last stated c. 56–62 CE
Holds Seneca
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures
Last stated c. 450–250 BCE
Holds Laozi
Similar wording
The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others
Last stated c. 1752–1774
Holds Voltaire
Similar wording
The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men
Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago
Holds Olaudah Equiano
Similar wording
We are ashamed of envy because we learn from the cradle to hide our self-love
Last stated c. 1714–1733
Holds Bernard Mandeville
Similar wording
The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived
Last stated c. 1754–1755
Holds Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Similar wording
There is a tension between the praise for hard work and the contempt for people who visibly do it.
Last stated 8 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Rob Henderson
Similar wording
Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one
Last stated 14 Feb 1776 · 251 years ago
Holds Thomas Paine
Similar wording
The less excellence people can claim for themselves, the more they claim for their nation, race or cause
Last stated c. 1951
Holds Eric Hoffer
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 · 9 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: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
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