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← Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it.

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 24 May 1689 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under racism racism Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it. Witnessing suffering, rather than solvingit, may be the only way we can trulycomprehend it. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Suffering is not the universe teaching us lessons. — tap to centre the map on it Suffering is not the universeteaching us lessons. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 JS Jennifer Steil — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: You often only understand a problem by experiencing the journey of building a solution for it. — tap to centre the map on it You often only understand a problemby experiencing the journey ofbuilding a solution for it. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 MZ Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by — tap to centre the map on it Facing so much suffering, the onlycourse is to act as the GoodSamaritan did, not to walk by Last stated 6 years ago 3 Oct 2020 PF Pope Francis — holds since 2020-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. — tap to centre the map on it Human self-awareness makes meresurvival feel unsatisfying ratherthan sufficient. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it Hoping to know through otherpeople's understanding is probablyas unreasonable as hoping to seethrough their eyes Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world — tap to centre the map on it Suffering is not an objectivecondition in the outside world YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — 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: The miracle of sentience and the beauty of life in the universe also involves a lot of suffering. — tap to centre the map on it The miracle of sentience and thebeauty of life in the universe alsoinvolves a lot of suffering. Last stated 3 years ago 12 Mar 2024 ML Michael Levin — holds since 2024-03-12 — 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 cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Christian is free and subject to none, yet the dutiful servant of all — tap to centre the map on it A Christian is free and subject tonone, yet the dutiful servant of all ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Christian lives in Christ by faith and in the neighbour by love, or is no Christian — tap to centre the map on it A Christian lives in Christ by faithand in the neighbour by love, or isno Christian ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aimingfor fewer white men in positions ofauthority. Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 JP Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either raceinjures whites more lastingly thanBlack citizens BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Witnessing suffering, rather than solving it, may be the only way we can truly comprehend it. Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Ava Huang Read this korrent →