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Read this korrent: Rather than heaven on earth, we can make life a little less terrible and a little less unjust in each generation
Rather than heaven on earth, we can make life a little less terrible and a little less unjust in each generation
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Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood. — tap to centre the map on it
Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
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Saloni Dattani — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. — tap to centre the map on it
People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them.
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Sept 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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
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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
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown. — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 — 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
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology. — tap to centre the map on it
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
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Rather than heaven on earth, we can make life a little less terrible and a little less unjust in each generation
Last stated c. 1963–1968
Holds Karl Popper
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Every age of life is less deadly than it was for the generation before, not just childhood.
Last stated 2 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Saloni Dattani
Similar wording
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Similar wording
People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them.
Last stated 21 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Same subject: AI and human skill
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: AI and human skill
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Scott H. Young
Same subject: AI and human skill
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: discipline
A feeling outlasts the memory of what caused it: amnesic patients stayed sad long after they had forgotten the sad film they were shown.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ralph Adolphs
Same subject: discipline
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
Same subject: discipline
A person cannot expect to find lasting balance between conflicting parts of their psychology.
Last stated 11 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin