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Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under solar solar Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Society changes constantly but never actually improves Society changes constantly but neveractually improves RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them — tap to centre the map on it Society gains nothing when peoplewho have not reformed themselves tryto reform things around them RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; itcomes through tireless effort, andwithout it time favors socialstagnation MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who try to level society never make it equal, since some group must be on top — tap to centre the map on it Those who try to level society nevermake it equal, since some group mustbe on top EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social progress means checking the cosmic process at every step and replacing it with an ethical one — tap to centre the map on it Social progress means checking thecosmic process at every step andreplacing it with an ethical one TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ethical progress of society depends on combating the cosmic process, not imitating or fleeing it — tap to centre the map on it The ethical progress of societydepends on combating the cosmicprocess, not imitating or fleeing it TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying free will hasn't made society better, it has just given people a more forgiving vocabulary to excuse wrongdoing. — tap to centre the map on it Denying free will hasn't madesociety better, it has just givenpeople a more forgiving vocabularyto excuse wrongdoing. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only society, not the individual, is the permanent possessor of things — tap to centre the map on it Only society, not the individual, isthe permanent possessor of things PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — 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: 2026 is going to be the most interesting year in Shopify's history, and probably in literally everyone's career. — tap to centre the map on it 2026 is going to be the mostinteresting year in Shopify'shistory, and probably in literallyeveryone's career. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it A cosmopolitan patriotism, grownlarge enough, may overcomenationalism and let us give up war JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policyrelies on the assumption thatstorage technology will continue toimprove and become cheaper. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it Choosing to believe in God makesthings better, giving a meditationpoint and a source of strength Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers are delightful environments for play, learning, and connection — tap to centre the map on it Computers are delightfulenvironments for play, learning, andconnection Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hanging out with happy, optimistic, and ambitious people has a positive influence on one's own disposition. — tap to centre the map on it Hanging out with happy, optimistic,and ambitious people has a positiveinfluence on one's own disposition. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Oct 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Society changes constantly but never actually improves Last stated c. 1841–1847 Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson Read this korrent →