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← The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under management management Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under family family Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy. The business world is the moral inverse ofthe hacking world, because business is aworld that promotes psychopathy. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Jun 2023 GH George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Publicly traded companies areincentivised to behave likepsychopaths, because they areoptimised for short-termtransactions rather than long-termrelationships. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The people who run the world are not smarter than anyone else, and even well-meaning ones often only offer paths not worth pursuing. — tap to centre the map on it The people who run the world are notsmarter than anyone else, and evenwell-meaning ones often only offerpaths not worth pursuing. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. — tap to centre the map on it Kind leaders usually do beatsociopaths in the same role, butonly if they are also good atbusiness. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans together in a shared world are a naturally empathetic medium, while typing messages at each other is a self-reinforcing negative dynamic. — tap to centre the map on it Humans together in a shared worldare a naturally empathetic medium,while typing messages at each otheris a self-reinforcing negativedynamic. Last stated a year ago 30 Apr 2025 TS Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a world where it's impossible to make purely moral decisions in everything we do, we should all recognize where we're making trade-offs and not try to paint ourselves as being purely logical. — tap to centre the map on it In a world where it's impossible tomake purely moral decisions ineverything we do, we should allrecognize where we're makingtrade-offs and not try to paintourselves as being purely logical. Last stated a week ago 14 Oct 2026 MB Matt Birchler — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Locking humanity into one model's or one company's moral worldview would buy a little short-term safety and cost a long-term disaster. — tap to centre the map on it Locking humanity into one model's orone company's moral worldview wouldbuy a little short-term safety andcost a long-term disaster. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it A world where altruists followedexpected-value estimates would beone where nearly all of them helpeddistant strangers instead of thepeople around them, and that worldwould be worse. Last stated 15 years ago 18 Aug 2011 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy. Last stated 29 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago Holds George Hotz Read this korrent →