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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 31 Oct 2014 to 30 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The only way to make a decent work of art is to believe in the gods The only way to make a decent work of artis to believe in the gods Last stated 3 months ago 2 Aug 2026 SK Sam Kriss — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it People should feel free to enjoy artthey love regardless of the artist'spersonal failings or beliefs. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Apr 2021 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it Choosing to believe in God makesthings better, giving a meditationpoint and a source of strength Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a misconception that artists must be miserable to make good art — tap to centre the map on it It is a misconception that artistsmust be miserable to make good art Last stated 8 years ago 6 Mar 2019 TS Taylor Swift — holds since 2019-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods — tap to centre the map on it No one with understanding couldthink a man believes in divinethings yet not in gods SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The process of creating art is as significant as the resulting product. — tap to centre the map on it The process of creating art is assignificant as the resultingproduct. Last stated 9 months ago 26 Jan 2026 BS Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-01-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: In building AGI we seem to be building a God, and should ask now whether it can be a good one. — tap to centre the map on it In building AGI we seem to bebuilding a God, and should ask nowwhether it can be a good one. Last stated 12 years ago 16 Jan 2015 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: No exact definition of art exists because it has been based on beauty — tap to centre the map on it No exact definition of art existsbecause it has been based on beauty LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich andvery poor is one of masters andslaves, without friendship AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. 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 becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto 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 allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The only way to make a decent work of art is to believe in the gods Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Sam Kriss Read this korrent →