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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 17 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Overcome anger with love, evil with good, greed with generosity and lies with truth
Overcome anger with love, evil with good, greed with generosity and lies with truth
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace — tap to centre the map on it
The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace
Last stated 162 years ago
4 Mar 1865
AL
Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — 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, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself
CO
Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hatred never ceases through hatred; it ceases through love — tap to centre the map on it
Hatred never ceases through hatred; it ceases through love
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them. — tap to centre the map on it
When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Jul 2026
MA
Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by — tap to centre the map on it
Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 weeks 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-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 8 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 its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad 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: 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 only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 4 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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
CH
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
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Overcome anger with love, evil with good, greed with generosity and lies with truth
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
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Similar wording
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago
Holds Olaudah Equiano
Similar wording
Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Similar wording
The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace
Last stated 4 Mar 1865 · 162 years ago
Holds Abraham Lincoln
Similar wording
When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself
Last stated c. 551–479 BCE
Holds Confucius
Similar wording
Hatred never ceases through hatred; it ceases through love
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them.
Last stated 23 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Mari Andrew
Similar wording
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by
Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago
Holds Olaudah Equiano
Same subject: behavioural science
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear