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Read this korrent: The more someone is disliked, the more likely their actions are to be attributed to malice.
The more someone is disliked, the more likely their actions are to be attributed to malice.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inability or neglect is far more likely than malice to be the cause of a problem someone causes. — tap to centre the map on it
Inability or neglect is far more likely than malice to be the cause of a problem someone causes.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Nov 2024
SP
Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil. — tap to centre the map on it
Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people — tap to centre the map on it
Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something. — tap to centre the map on it
When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something.
Last stated a month ago
29 Aug 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hatred grows when it is returned, and it can be destroyed by love — tap to centre the map on it
Hatred grows when it is returned, and it can be destroyed by love
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once our pity is aroused, joining others in preying on life insults all that is good in us — tap to centre the map on it
Once our pity is aroused, joining others in preying on life insults all that is good in us
Last stated 133 years ago
22 Mar 1894
RT
Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1894-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever the punishment, once a crime has first appeared, its reappearance is more likely than its first emergence was — tap to centre the map on it
Whatever the punishment, once a crime has first appeared, its reappearance is more likely than its first emergence was
HA
Hannah Arendt — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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The more someone is disliked, the more likely their actions are to be attributed to malice.
Last stated 16 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
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Inability or neglect is far more likely than malice to be the cause of a problem someone causes.
Last stated 16 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Similar wording
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
Much wrongdoing comes from good people doing bad things without knowing it, not from bad people
Last stated 12 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman
Similar wording
When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something.
Last stated 29 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Hatred grows when it is returned, and it can be destroyed by love
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Similar wording
Once our pity is aroused, joining others in preying on life insults all that is good in us
Last stated 22 Mar 1894 · 133 years ago
Holds Rabindranath Tagore
Similar wording
Whatever the punishment, once a crime has first appeared, its reappearance is more likely than its first emergence was
Last stated c. 1963–1964
Holds Hannah Arendt
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman