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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 18 Aug 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It is better to benefit the bad too than to stint the good for fear of them It is better to benefit the bad too thanto stint the good for fear of them SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Press freedom earns approval more for the evils it prevents than the good it ensures — tap to centre the map on it Press freedom earns approval morefor the evils it prevents than thegood it ensures AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: As people grow more civilized, rewarding good work is far better than punishing bad work — tap to centre the map on it As people grow more civilized,rewarding good work is far betterthan punishing bad work BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are Same subject: The useful is not always good, but the good is always useful — tap to centre the map on it The useful is not always good, butthe good is always useful JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war — tap to centre the map on it It is a greater good to have a goodneighbour at peace than to conquer abad one in war AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: If you can prevent something bad without sacrificing anything nearly as important, it is wrong not to — tap to centre the map on it If you can prevent something badwithout sacrificing anything nearlyas important, it is wrong not to PS Peter Singer — holds since c. 2009 — tap for who they are Same subject: Give where there is strong evidence that donations do a lot of good, rather than where weak evidence suggests they might do far more. — tap to centre the map on it Give where there is strong evidencethat donations do a lot of good,rather than where weak evidencesuggests they might do far more. Last stated 15 years ago 18 Aug 2011 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small disadvantages relative to others hurt more than equivalent small advantages help. — tap to centre the map on it Small disadvantages relative toothers hurt more than equivalentsmall advantages help. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Since our inner nature is good or neutral, it should be encouraged rather than suppressed — tap to centre the map on it Since our inner nature is good orneutral, it should be encouragedrather than suppressed AM Abraham Maslow — holds since c. 1962 — 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 2 months 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 central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank press conferenceexists for the chair to explain andanswer for the committee's decision. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it A correction never travels as far asthe scare it corrects: the presssaid a fifth of the project's skillswere malicious, and the measuredfigure was 0.3 percent. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free press, however abused, can scarcely ever stir up popular tumults or rebellion — tap to centre the map on it A free press, however abused, canscarcely ever stir up populartumults or rebellion DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — 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 It is better to benefit the bad too than to stint the good for fear of them Last stated c. 56–62 CE Holds Seneca Read this korrent →