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← Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under humility humility 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: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them Some people are slaves by nature, andenslaving them is just where it benefitsthem AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of halftheir virtue and teaches them fraudand cruelty, then blames them fordishonesty Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it — tap to centre the map on it A slave can confer a benefit on hismaster, and it is all the greaterfor it SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom — tap to centre the map on it Alongside a healthy passion forequality, a depraved one prefersequality in slavery to unequalfreedom AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — 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: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyondwhat justice needs is a degree ofslavery LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing a new master periodically does not stop a people being slaves — tap to centre the map on it Choosing a new master periodicallydoes not stop a people being slaves LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freed slaves, unlike in Rome, must be removed beyond the reach of racial mixture — tap to centre the map on it Freed slaves, unlike in Rome, mustbe removed beyond the reach ofracial mixture TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: All the advantages of the rich over the poor rest on flogging, imprisonment and murder — tap to centre the map on it All the advantages of the rich overthe poor rest on flogging,imprisonment and murder LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — 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 big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them Last stated c. 367–322 BCE Holds Aristotle Read this korrent →