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17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The religions so far dominant have kept humanity at a lower level by preserving what should have perished The religions so far dominant have kepthumanity at a lower level by preservingwhat should have perished FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: Theist religions sanctify the gods; humanist religions sanctify humanity — tap to centre the map on it Theist religions sanctify the gods;humanist religions sanctify humanity YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity — tap to centre the map on it Religion has come to mean defendinghuman commentaries and spreadinghatred rather than charity BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religion saves many people from individual neuroses by imposing mental infantilism and a mass delusion, but little more — tap to centre the map on it Religion saves many people fromindividual neuroses by imposingmental infantilism and a massdelusion, but little more SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the broadest terms, religious life may be described as belief in an unseen order and in adjusting ourselves to it as our supreme good — tap to centre the map on it In the broadest terms, religiouslife may be described as belief inan unseen order and in adjustingourselves to it as our supreme good WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps humanity's root trouble issacrificing life's beauty to totems,races and nations to deny the factof death JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: The many beliefs, religions and sects that divide people are like a sea of shipwrecks that few escape unharmed — tap to centre the map on it The many beliefs, religions andsects that divide people are like asea of shipwrecks that few escapeunharmed AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without a broad religious operating system, modern fixes for the human need for struggle are often worse — tap to centre the map on it Without a broad religious operatingsystem, modern fixes for the humanneed for struggle are often worse Last stated 4 years ago 22 Sept 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-22 — 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: "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 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 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 beenperpetually 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 itsgovernment only when its poor arewell 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
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At the centre The religions so far dominant have kept humanity at a lower level by preserving what should have perished Last stated c. 1886 Holds Friedrich Nietzsche Read this korrent →