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← No single mind, culture or method of inquiry can fully comprehend reality.
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 28 Feb 1895 to 7 Oct 2026.
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17 Mar 2026
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Andy Johns — holds since 2026-03-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses — tap to centre the map on it There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses Last stated 132 years ago
28 Feb 1895
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Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1895-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No point of view can show the world as one absolutely single fact — tap to centre the map on it No point of view can show the world as one absolutely single fact
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William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apart from inquiry and praxis, individuals cannot be truly human — tap to centre the map on it Apart from inquiry and praxis, individuals cannot be truly human
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Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All Grand Narratives are false, but having one is an essential foundation to being able to think at all. — tap to centre the map on it All Grand Narratives are false, but having one is an essential foundation to being able to think at all. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach — tap to centre the map on it The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach
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Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A theory of reality that cannot name the question it is answering is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A theory of reality that cannot name the question it is answering is not worth building. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone — tap to centre the map on it The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone
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Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reality is intrinsically and objectively weird. — tap to centre the map on it Reality is intrinsically and objectively weird. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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John Horgan — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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