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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 30 Aug 2005 to 2 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons.
Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons.
Last stated 3 months ago
16 Aug 2026
JS
Jennifer Steil — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it. — tap to centre the map on it
Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world — tap to centre the map on it
Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by — tap to centre the map on it
Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by
Last stated 6 years ago
3 Oct 2020
PF
Pope Francis — holds since 2020-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation — tap to centre the map on it
One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair. — tap to centre the map on it
Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair.
Last stated 13 years ago
27 Jun 2013
CB
Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The miracle of sentience and the beauty of life in the universe also involves a lot of suffering. — tap to centre the map on it
The miracle of sentience and the beauty of life in the universe also involves a lot of suffering.
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Mar 2024
ML
Michael Levin — holds since 2024-03-12 — 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No moral justification can refuse to take a being's suffering into account — tap to centre the map on it
No moral justification can refuse to take a being's suffering into account
PS
Peter Singer — holds since c. 1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. — tap to centre the map on it
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Aug 2023
JC
Jason Crawford — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. — tap to centre the map on it
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Last stated 21 years ago
30 Aug 2005
JI
John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. — tap to centre the map on it
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
SR
Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Authors should treat peer review as a test run before a select, hand-picked audience. — tap to centre the map on it
Authors should treat peer review as a test run before a select, hand-picked audience.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Apr 2024
SH
Suzana Herculano-Houzel — holds since 2024-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
TT
Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Last stated 5 months ago
15 Jun 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2005 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons.
Last stated 16 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Jennifer Steil
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world
Last stated c. 2018–2019
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by
Last stated 3 Oct 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Pope Francis
Similar wording
One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
Similar wording
Watching a panacea get crushed by later studies is science working, not a reason for despair.
Last stated 27 Jun 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Chris Blattman
Similar wording
The miracle of sentience and the beauty of life in the universe also involves a lot of suffering.
Last stated 12 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Michael Levin
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 · 5 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Similar wording
No moral justification can refuse to take a being's suffering into account
Last stated c. 1975
Holds Peter Singer
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
Same subject: metascience
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Last stated 16 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jason Crawford
Same subject: metascience
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Last stated 30 Aug 2005 · 21 years ago
Holds John Ioannidis
Same subject: metascience
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Last stated 11 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Stuart Ritchie
Same subject: peer review
Authors should treat peer review as a test run before a select, hand-picked audience.
Last stated 25 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Suzana Herculano-Houzel
Same subject: peer review
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Terence Tao
Same subject: peer review
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Last stated 15 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan