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← Treating virtues as abstract general notions seems to have made morality harder and less useful

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Dec 2020 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Treating virtues as abstract general notions seems to have made morality harder and less useful Treating virtues as abstract generalnotions seems to have made morality harderand less useful GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking well of mankind is more favourable to virtue than a low opinion of our nature — tap to centre the map on it Thinking well of mankind is morefavourable to virtue than a lowopinion of our nature DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules — tap to centre the map on it The virtues needed to lead a goodlife cannot be formulated as rules MA Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: Custom and fashion seem to shape moral sentiments much less than they shape taste — tap to centre the map on it Custom and fashion seem to shapemoral sentiments much less than theyshape taste AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity attends to what a man ought to be rather than what he is or may become — tap to centre the map on it Charity attends to what a man oughtto be rather than what he is or maybecome JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — 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 cansuffer, and applying consistentmoral weights, yields conclusionsits own defenders find uncomfortableand 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: Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtues were contrived bypoliticians, as the offspring offlattery working on pride BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral philosophy applies as well to an ordinary private life as to a grand one, since every person carries the whole human condition — tap to centre the map on it Moral philosophy applies as well toan ordinary private life as to agrand one, since every personcarries the whole human condition MM Michel de Montaigne — holds since c. 1571–1592 — tap for who they are Same subject: All-things-considered judgments in AI ethics will often require a complex evaluation of many factors. — tap to centre the map on it All-things-considered judgments inAI ethics will often require acomplex evaluation of many factors. Last stated 6 years ago 14 Dec 2020 AA Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-12-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Treating virtues as abstract general notions seems to have made morality harder and less useful Last stated c. 1710–1734 Holds George Berkeley Read this korrent →