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← Preaching temperance to the poor is useless, as their drinking is itself an effect of prior miseries

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 30 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under Addiction Addiction Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Preaching temperance to the poor is useless, as their drinking is itself an effect of prior miseries Preaching temperance to the poor isuseless, as their drinking is itself aneffect of prior miseries JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others — tap to centre the map on it The real misfortune is notinequality but dependence on others VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dismissing the spiritual claims made for drugs ignores that society has lost the ability to address the religious feelings of many of its young. — tap to centre the map on it Dismissing the spiritual claims madefor drugs ignores that society haslost the ability to address thereligious feelings of many of itsyoung. Last stated 26 years ago 15 Jul 2000 SB Stephen Batchelor — holds since 2000-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: He does not drink, because alcohol damages the one tool you most need for success and happiness, and trading that for short-term pleasure is ridiculous. — tap to centre the map on it He does not drink, because alcoholdamages the one tool you most needfor success and happiness, andtrading that for short-term pleasureis ridiculous. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The evil reformers should attack is poverty, not sin, drink or ignorance — tap to centre the map on it The evil reformers should attack ispoverty, not sin, drink or ignorance GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: The slave trade hardens the people who deal in it; slave dealers are not born worse than other men — tap to centre the map on it The slave trade hardens the peoplewho deal in it; slave dealers arenot born worse than other men Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prohibition, being abnormal in spirit, only produces an abnormal life — tap to centre the map on it Prohibition, being abnormal inspirit, only produces an abnormallife EG Emma Goldman — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alcohol's hold on humanity comes from its power to stimulate the mystical faculties that sobriety suppresses — tap to centre the map on it Alcohol's hold on humanity comesfrom its power to stimulate themystical faculties that sobrietysuppresses WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — 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 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 civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich andvery poor is one of masters andslaves, without friendship AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Preaching temperance to the poor is useless, as their drinking is itself an effect of prior miseries Last stated c. 1902–1903 Holds Jack London Read this korrent →