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← Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 28 Nov 1770 to 13 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill 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: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. Thinking, judgement and knowledge areworth pursuing for the joy in them, not inorder to defend human uniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation — tap to centre the map on it One might say that human happinessis not part of the plan of creation SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: That a few people pursue happiness unhealthily is no reason for everyone else to give up pursuing it. — tap to centre the map on it That a few people pursue happinessunhealthily is no reason foreveryone else to give up pursuingit. Last stated 11 years ago 16 Jul 2015 SL Sonja Lyubomirsky — holds since 2015-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is harder for a writer to portray happiness meaningfully than to portray suffering. — tap to centre the map on it It is harder for a writer to portrayhappiness meaningfully than toportray suffering. Last stated a year ago 20 Jun 2025 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2025-06-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living according to a genuine purpose brings sacrifice, stress and pain rather than constant enjoyment. — tap to centre the map on it Living according to a genuinepurpose brings sacrifice, stress andpain rather than constant enjoyment. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Dec 2025 MM Mark Manson — holds since 2025-12-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether anyone can actually do anything about how good the future is, rather than whether it matters, is the strongest objection to prioritising it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether anyone can actually doanything about how good the futureis, rather than whether it matters,is the strongest objection toprioritising it. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doubt is not pleasant, but certainty is absurd, since we know nothing of first principles — tap to centre the map on it Doubt is not pleasant, but certaintyis absurd, since we know nothing offirst principles Last stated 256 years ago 28 Nov 1770 VO Voltaire — holds since 1770-11-28 — 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: 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: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI's main achievement so far has been to lower what we expect of what we read and of ourselves when we write. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI's main achievement sofar has been to lower what we expectof what we read and of ourselveswhen we write. Last stated 2 years ago 31 Aug 2024 TC Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. — tap to centre the map on it AI will not eliminate softwareengineering jobs, but engineers whoare highly skilled with AI toolscould displace those who are not. Last stated 6 months ago 27 Apr 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it As a capability becomes abundant,its remaining scarce complementsbecome more valuable. Last stated a month ago 13 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. — tap to centre the map on it Leaning on AI trades knowledge forspeed, and the price may be ageneration of programmers in whichjuniors stay juniors forever. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Mar 2025 TH ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
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