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curiosity 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: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Last stated 10 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dehumanizing others dehumanizes the oppressor too; we can be human only in fellowship — tap to centre the map on it Dehumanizing others dehumanizes the oppressor too; we can be human only in fellowship Last stated 42 years ago
11 Dec 1984
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Desmond Tutu — holds since 1984-12-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster — tap to centre the map on it Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting someone from the team can be an act of mercy — tap to centre the map on it Cutting someone from the team can be an act of mercy Last stated 3 years ago
10 Apr 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hurting someone does not make you a bad person; it makes you a person. — tap to centre the map on it Hurting someone does not make you a bad person; it makes you a person. Last stated a month ago
2 Oct 2026
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Priya Parker — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil. — tap to centre the map on it Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moral understanding is not improving as science is, and people should stop being wolves to one another — tap to centre the map on it Moral understanding is not improving as science is, and people should stop being wolves to one another Last stated 247 years ago
8 Feb 1780
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Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1780-02-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Condemning people of the past by modern moral standards gets in the way of understanding them. — tap to centre the map on it Condemning people of the past by modern moral standards gets in the way of understanding them. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. — tap to centre the map on it A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. Last stated a week ago
29 Oct 2026
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Anand Giridharadas — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago
25 May 2013
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens
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Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first advantage of sexual equality is having the most universal human relation governed by justice — tap to centre the map on it A first advantage of sexual equality is having the most universal human relation governed by justice
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John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A home that holds women at a primitive level holds back those who keep them there — tap to centre the map on it A home that holds women at a primitive level holds back those who keep them there
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A state that makes sex a voting qualification passes a bill of attainder or ex post facto law and violates the Constitution — tap to centre the map on it A state that makes sex a voting qualification passes a bill of attainder or ex post facto law and violates the Constitution
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Susan B. Anthony — holds since c. 1873 — tap for who they are