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← Some people are permanently superior and should guide, and at times compel, their inferiors

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 11 Feb 2016 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Narcissism Narcissism Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Some people are permanently superior and should guide, and at times compel, their inferiors Some people are permanently superior andshould guide, and at times compel, theirinferiors JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treat those beneath you as you would want those above you to treat you — tap to centre the map on it Treat those beneath you as you wouldwant those above you to treat you SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it Advice should follow how peopleactually live, since acting whollyon professed virtue among so muchevil leads to ruin NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively. — tap to centre the map on it A person powerful enough to dominatea group alone will exploit it ratherthan lead it cooperatively. Last stated 11 years ago 11 Feb 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Keep company with people who will improve you, and with those you can improve; both sides learn — tap to centre the map on it Keep company with people who willimprove you, and with those you canimprove; both sides learn SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: People are tempted to assume the respectable, authoritative side is also the righteous one — tap to centre the map on it People are tempted to assume therespectable, authoritative side isalso the righteous one JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Good people are thought to grow better through their friendship, each taking the mould of the qualities they admire in the other — tap to centre the map on it Good people are thought to growbetter through their friendship,each taking the mould of thequalities they admire in the other AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feuds between neighbouring, closely related peoples are a relatively harmless outlet for aggression that makes group cohesion easier — tap to centre the map on it Feuds between neighbouring, closelyrelated peoples are a relativelyharmless outlet for aggression thatmakes group cohesion easier SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Narcissism runs along a spectrum rather than being a category, and schema therapy treats it by working back to what early life embedded. — tap to centre the map on it Narcissism runs along a spectrumrather than being a category, andschema therapy treats it by workingback to what early life embedded. Last stated 6 years ago 30 Jul 2020 WB Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Narcissists can change meaningfully in therapy, though nobody changes completely, and most of the work is persisting with empathic confrontation past the first rebuff. — tap to centre the map on it Narcissists can change meaningfullyin therapy, though nobody changescompletely, and most of the work ispersisting with empathicconfrontation past the first rebuff. Last stated 6 years ago 30 Jul 2020 WB Wendy Behary — holds since 2020-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Some people are permanently superior and should guide, and at times compel, their inferiors Last stated c. 1860–1862 Holds John Ruskin Read this korrent →