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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 15 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under America America Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Prejudices should be cherished because individual reason is small Prejudices should be cherished becauseindividual reason is small EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people seem to use their reason to justify inherited prejudices rather than to root them out — tap to centre the map on it Most people seem to use their reasonto justify inherited prejudicesrather than to root them out MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should have less of the courage of their convictions. — tap to centre the map on it People should have less of thecourage of their convictions. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 JB Julian Baggini — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of philosophy lies largely in its uncertainty; without it a person stays imprisoned in common-sense prejudice — tap to centre the map on it The value of philosophy lies largelyin its uncertainty; without it aperson stays imprisoned incommon-sense prejudice BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arguing against American liberty forces Britain to undermine its own freedom — tap to centre the map on it Arguing against American libertyforces Britain to undermine its ownfreedom Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: If a fool stays a fool with any book, restricting books only deprives the wise — tap to centre the map on it If a fool stays a fool with anybook, restricting books onlydeprives the wise JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that cansuffer, and applying consistentmoral weights, yields conclusionsits own defenders find uncomfortableand cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Feb 2022 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable — tap to centre the map on it Every thinker takes far more truthson trust than they prove, and thisis desirable AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — 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: 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: 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: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Prejudices should be cherished because individual reason is small Last stated c. 1790 Holds Edmund Burke Read this korrent →