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← No one deserves their natural abilities or their starting place in society
16 connected korrents · 8 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 30 Sept 2026.
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John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one is better born than another except by a nobler disposition — tap to centre the map on it No one is better born than another except by a nobler disposition
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Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The natural distribution of talents and birth is neither just nor unjust — tap to centre the map on it The natural distribution of talents and birth is neither just nor unjust
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John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them — tap to centre the map on it People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
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Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one born into civilization should be worse off than if born before it began — tap to centre the map on it No one born into civilization should be worse off than if born before it began
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them — tap to centre the map on it Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one should be expected to distort the main lines of their life for the sake of another person — tap to centre the map on it No one should be expected to distort the main lines of their life for the sake of another person
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — 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
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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
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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
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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
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are