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← The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 27 Oct 2009 to 3 Oct 2026.
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religion Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation — tap to centre the map on it That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human cost of factory farming, to slaughterhouse workers and above all to the environment, is staggering — tap to centre the map on it The human cost of factory farming, to slaughterhouse workers and above all to the environment, is staggering Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meat produced from waste and rangeland is efficient enough that giving up meat is not the only ethical answer to world hunger. — tap to centre the map on it Meat produced from waste and rangeland is efficient enough that giving up meat is not the only ethical answer to world hunger. Last stated 13 years ago
27 Nov 2013
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are
GM
George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2013-11-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If oversight fails to prevent abuse of vulnerable people in institutions like nursing homes, similar oversight is unlikely to prevent mistreatment of farm animals. — tap to centre the map on it If oversight fails to prevent abuse of vulnerable people in institutions like nursing homes, similar oversight is unlikely to prevent mistreatment of farm animals. Last stated 5 months ago
1 May 2026
EN
Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. — tap to centre the map on it People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. Last stated 2 days ago
3 Oct 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For law and morality, this normality is more terrifying than the atrocities: the new criminal can hardly know he does wrong — tap to centre the map on it For law and morality, this normality is more terrifying than the atrocities: the new criminal can hardly know he does wrong
HA
Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age — tap to centre the map on it Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. Last stated 5 months ago
1 May 2026
EN
Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated 12 months ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities
Holds Read this korrent →
Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse.
Holds
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Holds
That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation
Last stated c. 1902
Holds
The human cost of factory farming, to slaughterhouse workers and above all to the environment, is staggering
Holds
Meat produced from waste and rangeland is efficient enough that giving up meat is not the only ethical answer to world hunger.
No longer holds
If oversight fails to prevent abuse of vulnerable people in institutions like nursing homes, similar oversight is unlikely to prevent mistreatment of farm animals.
Holds
People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue.
Holds
For law and morality, this normality is more terrifying than the atrocities: the new criminal can hardly know he does wrong
Last stated c. 1963–1964
Holds
Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending.
Holds
Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age
Holds
Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Holds