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Read this korrent: Whoever fights monsters must take care not to become a monster
Whoever fights monsters must take care not to become a monster
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them — tap to centre the map on it
Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them
ML
Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not do to others what is hateful to you: that is the whole law, and the rest is commentary — tap to centre the map on it
Do not do to others what is hateful to you: that is the whole law, and the rest is commentary
HE
Hillel the Elder — holds since c. 30 BCE–10 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends — tap to centre the map on it
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
GB
Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster — tap to centre the map on it
Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on — tap to centre the map on it
A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
Last stated 13 years ago
2 Mar 2014
MM
Matthew McConaughey — holds since 2014-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute.
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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual 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 backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A consistent liberal is not an anarchist — tap to centre the map on it
A consistent liberal is not an anarchist
MF
Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
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Whoever fights monsters must take care not to become a monster
Last stated c. 1886
Holds Friedrich Nietzsche
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Everyone fears punishment and loves life; remembering you are like them, do not kill or cause killing
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them
Last stated c. 1520
Holds Martin Luther
Similar wording
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
Do not do to others what is hateful to you: that is the whole law, and the rest is commentary
Last stated c. 30 BCE–10 CE
Holds Hillel the Elder
Similar wording
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Last stated c. 500–401 BCE
Holds Gautama Buddha
Similar wording
Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster
Last stated c. 1752–1774
Holds Voltaire
Similar wording
A person should keep a hero to chase who stays out of reach, such as their own self ten years on
Last stated 2 Mar 2014 · 13 years ago
Holds Matthew McConaughey
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: government
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.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: government
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Radley Balko
Same subject: government
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman
Same subject: politics
A consistent liberal is not an anarchist
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman