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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 7 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: All the advantages of the rich over the poor rest on flogging, imprisonment and murder All the advantages of the rich over thepoor rest on flogging, imprisonment andmurder LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it Some people are slaves by nature,and enslaving them is just where itbenefits them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master — tap to centre the map on it The modern workman works harder thanthe feudal serf, lives littlebetter, and produces far more luxuryfor his master WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every privileged position corrupts the mind and heart of the person who holds it — tap to centre the map on it Every privileged position corruptsthe mind and heart of the person whoholds it MB Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group only needs a marginal advantage over its rivals in management or business practice, not overwhelming superiority, to produce a meaningful long-run effect. — tap to centre the map on it A group only needs a marginaladvantage over its rivals inmanagement or business practice, notoverwhelming superiority, to producea meaningful long-run effect. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Aug 2022 DK Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people in the past were extremely poor, unable to meet even their most basic needs with their income. — tap to centre the map on it Most people in the past wereextremely poor, unable to meet eventheir most basic needs with theirincome. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 JH Jeremy Horpedahl — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich have no right to the property of the poor — tap to centre the map on it The rich have no right to theproperty of the poor JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone in a leadership role. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to thepart of a business that brings themoney in than to a cost centre,whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be achecklist that guarantees promotion,because a promotion depends on theorganisation’s needs as much as onthe employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CF Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre All the advantages of the rich over the poor rest on flogging, imprisonment and murder Last stated c. 1893–1894 Holds Leo Tolstoy Read this korrent →