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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 14 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Persecution, revenge and cruelty to animals all violate moral duty
Persecution, revenge and cruelty to animals all violate moral duty
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them — tap to centre the map on it
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
CI
Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treat every creature in the world as you yourself would be treated — tap to centre the map on it
Treat every creature in the world as you yourself would be treated
MA
Mahavira — holds since c. 600–401 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: Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them — tap to centre the map on it
Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them
ML
Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws — tap to centre the map on it
People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
MJ
Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by — tap to centre the map on it
Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by
Last stated 6 years ago
3 Oct 2020
PF
Pope Francis — holds since 2020-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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Persecution, revenge and cruelty to animals all violate moral duty
Last stated c. 1794
Holds Thomas Paine
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Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Similar wording
Every part of life, public or private, carries moral duties, and what is right or wrong depends on them
Last stated c. 45–44 BCE
Holds Cicero
Similar wording
Treat every creature in the world as you yourself would be treated
Last stated c. 600–401 BCE
Holds Mahavira
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
Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them
Last stated c. 1520
Holds Martin Luther
Similar wording
People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws
Last stated c. 1963–1964
Holds Martin Luther King Jr.
Similar wording
Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by
Last stated 3 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Pope Francis
Same subject: democracy
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Same subject: democracy
A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: democracy
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: public debt
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: public debt
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 14 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds John H. Cochrane
Same subject: public debt
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Noah Smith