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← Utilitarianism is an abhorrent ideology, because it licenses killing three people to save a thousand.

12 connected korrents · 12 moments from 19 Oct 2021 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Utilitarianism is an abhorrent ideology, because it licenses killing three people to save a thousand. Utilitarianism is an abhorrent ideology,because it licenses killing three peopleto save a thousand. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Jun 2023 GH George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Utilitarianism is defined by treating every person's welfare as equally important. — tap to centre the map on it Utilitarianism is defined bytreating every person's welfare asequally important. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 SS Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saving the government money by killing people creates a perverse incentive. — tap to centre the map on it Saving the government money bykilling people creates a perverseincentive. Last stated 4 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effective altruism is deeply utilitarian in practice, whatever its members say about not being utilitarians. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism is deeplyutilitarian in practice, whateverits members say about not beingutilitarians. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Utilitarianism is an abhorrent ideology, because it licenses killing three people to save a thousand. Last stated 29 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago Holds George Hotz Read this korrent →