Ivan Shekerev

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Ivan’s Quotes

“Once you had a good excuse, you opened the door to bad excuses.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thud!

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“You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky

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“In the age of information, ignorance is a choice.”
― Donny Miller

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“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
― Plato, The Republic

tags: apology, knowing, nothing, paradox, plato, republic, socrates, socratic, wisdome

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“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”
― Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic

tags: equality, fantasy, humor, women

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Erudite Readers — 1156 members — last activity Sep 08, 2025 05:22PM
This is a group for Erudite readers. You know you're an erudite reader when you can use erudite in a sentence properly. er·u·dite [er-yoo-dahyt, er ...more

LessWrong — 607 members — last activity Dec 18, 2016 12:38AM
Users of Less Wrong, a community blog dedicated to refining the art of human rationality.

Support for Indie Authors — 16806 members — last activity Nov 02, 2026 03:11AM
Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more