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← Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races Once sympathy reaches the whole nation,only an artificial barrier keeps it fromall races CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only selfish privilege stops us extending equal consideration to other species — tap to centre the map on it Only selfish privilege stops usextending equal consideration toother species PS Peter Singer — holds since c. 1975 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence — tap to centre the map on it Sociability is so inherent in humannature that no period of historyshows people living as isolatedfamilies fighting for subsistence PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward anotherperson requires first reducing themto an abstraction rather than a fullhuman being. Last stated 10 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pulling up the first fences would have spared humanity countless crimes, wars and horrors — tap to centre the map on it Pulling up the first fences wouldhave spared humanity countlesscrimes, wars and horrors JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: America was made to be one country for one united people, never split into rival sovereignties — tap to centre the map on it America was made to be one countryfor one united people, never splitinto rival sovereignties Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every class holds some 'aliens' led by a humane love of perfection, and their number can grow or shrink — tap to centre the map on it Every class holds some 'aliens' ledby a humane love of perfection, andtheir number can grow or shrink MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: The traditions insist compassion must not be confined to your own nation, faith or people — tap to centre the map on it The traditions insist compassionmust not be confined to your ownnation, faith or people KA Karen Armstrong — holds since c. 2008 — 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 a month 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 person should not play the coward to their own deeds by repudiating them once done; pangs of conscience are indecent. — tap to centre the map on it A person should not play the cowardto their own deeds by repudiatingthem once done; pangs of conscienceare indecent. Last stated 138 years ago 3 Sept 1888 FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since 1888-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adaptations are often most successful when they make clear, courageous choices about what to leave out. — tap to centre the map on it Adaptations are often mostsuccessful when they make clear,courageous choices about what toleave out. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 EW Emily Wilson — holds since 2026-07-27 — 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 Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races Last stated c. 1871–1874 Holds Charles Darwin Read this korrent →