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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 1 Feb 1996 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under education education Everything filed under government government Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A well-organised state can make people good citizens even if not morally good people A well-organised state can make peoplegood citizens even if not morally goodpeople IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every citizen belongs to the state, not to any individual, and should regard the good of the whole — tap to centre the map on it Every citizen belongs to the state,not to any individual, and shouldregard the good of the whole AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not bad for people or nations to do right for selfish reasons — tap to centre the map on it It is not bad for people or nationsto do right for selfish reasons FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well — tap to centre the map on it Every actual state is corrupt, andgood people must not obey the lawstoo well RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: The State's institutions are human expedients, not superior to citizens, and can be bettered — tap to centre the map on it The State's institutions are humanexpedients, not superior tocitizens, and can be bettered RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: The liberal state is legitimate because it provides equal recognition, not because it distributes material rewards equally. — tap to centre the map on it The liberal state is legitimatebecause it provides equalrecognition, not because itdistributes material rewardsequally. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy works only when you see the other side as wrong but essentially good people, not as enemies — tap to centre the map on it Democracy works only when you seethe other side as wrong butessentially good people, not asenemies Last stated 2 years ago 5 Sept 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some forms of government are better suited than others to being well administered — tap to centre the map on it Some forms of government are bettersuited than others to being welladministered JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. — tap to centre the map on it Individuals are inherently good,noble and honorable, with a somewhatmore pessimistic view of people ingroups. Last stated 31 years ago 1 Feb 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — 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 conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — 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
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At the centre A well-organised state can make people good citizens even if not morally good people Last stated c. 1795 Holds Immanuel Kant Read this korrent →