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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 10 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under quantum mechanics quantum mechanics Everything filed under value investing value investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: One honest man is worth more to society than all the kings who ever lived One honest man is worth more to societythan all the kings who ever lived Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even on the highest throne a person is only sitting on their own backside; the finest lives keep to the common human model — tap to centre the map on it Even on the highest throne a personis only sitting on their ownbackside; the finest lives keep tothe common human model MM Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it Respect is owed to those who leadminds by the force of truth, not toconquerors who enslave their fellowcreatures VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: A merchant who enriches the country is more useful to a nation than a fashionable lord who fawns at court — tap to centre the map on it A merchant who enriches the countryis more useful to a nation than afashionable lord who fawns at court VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it — tap to centre the map on it By pursuing their own interest,people frequently serve societybetter than when they set out toserve it Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — 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 ofits members are poor, and those whofeed and house everyone deserve tobe decently fed and housed Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — 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 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is the commitment to take risks and work hard to make something better than most people think it needs to be. — tap to centre the map on it Courage is the commitment to takerisks and work hard to makesomething better than most peoplethink it needs to be. Last stated 5 months ago 24 Apr 2026 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2026-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cynicism, irony, and cowardice are finished, and the next turning has arrived. — tap to centre the map on it Cynicism, irony, and cowardice arefinished, and the next turning hasarrived. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because itextrapolates past what we canobserve is methodologicallyrespectable and still a failure ofnerve. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yetsatisfactorily solved themeasurement problem and does notrestore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago 21 Sept 2023 SH Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop Chinafrom training frontier models; whatthey can do is cap how much AI Chinagets to run. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Information is not lost in a black hole; the paradox is a crisis handing us clues, not a sign that quantum mechanics fails. — tap to centre the map on it Information is not lost in a blackhole; the paradox is a crisishanding us clues, not a sign thatquantum mechanics fails. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it A company priced in the trillions isnot thereby overpriced; the test iswhat revenues and margins that priceactually requires. Last stated 10 months ago 3 Dec 2025 AD Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield givesa stock's valuation a downside floorthat growth stocks without dividendslack. Last stated 7 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A margin of safety means paying a discount deep enough that being wrong about what a company is worth still leaves you whole. — tap to centre the map on it A margin of safety means paying adiscount deep enough that beingwrong about what a company is worthstill leaves you whole. Last stated 3 years ago 20 Feb 2024 BA Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre One honest man is worth more to society than all the kings who ever lived Last stated 14 Feb 1776 · 251 years ago Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →