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← No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 10 Aug 1984 to 31 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about simplicity.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment No one can be forced or legislated intoblessedness; it needs education and freeindividual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Simplicity takes hard work to achieve and education to appreciate, and complexity sells better. — tap to centre the map on it Simplicity takes hard work toachieve and education to appreciate,and complexity sells better. Last stated 42 years ago 10 Aug 1984 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1984-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion cannot rest on its simplicity alone; it must be backed by empirical evidence. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion cannot rest on itssimplicity alone; it must be backedby empirical evidence. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Oct 2019 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2019-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it A program's simplicity of structuredoes not limit how sophisticated thecomputation it performs can be. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to explain something simply often reflects not yet understanding the problem well enough to compress it. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to explain somethingsimply often reflects not yetunderstanding the problem wellenough to compress it. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Digital minimalism is about being intentional about ways that you access digital technology. — tap to centre the map on it Digital minimalism is about beingintentional about ways that youaccess digital technology. Last stated yesterday 31 Oct 2026 VB Vitalik Buterin — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone interested in math, especially math teachers, should pay attention to AI-assisted mathematics. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone interested in math,especially math teachers, should payattention to AI-assistedmathematics. Last stated 5 months ago 24 May 2026 PH Patrick Honner — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting students doing mathematics and paying attention to how they think should not be revolutionary ideas in math education. — tap to centre the map on it Getting students doing mathematicsand paying attention to how theythink should not be revolutionaryideas in math education. Last stated 2 years ago 29 Sept 2024 PH Patrick Honner — holds since 2024-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Improper use of AI offloads a person's thinking and learning, which mortgages a field's future development. — tap to centre the map on it Improper use of AI offloads aperson's thinking and learning,which mortgages a field's futuredevelopment. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: America led the world economy in the 20th century because it led in education — tap to centre the map on it America led the world economy in the20th century because it led ineducation Last stated 5 years ago 8 Mar 2022 TP Thomas Piketty — holds since 2022-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be — tap to centre the map on it An elite education gives the chanceto be rich but takes away thevaluable chance not to be Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans must prove they are men, above all by spreading education and religion among the young — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans must prove they aremen, above all by spreadingeducation and religion among theyoung DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are
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At the centre No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment Last stated c. 1670 Holds Baruch Spinoza Read this korrent →