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← As a society grows richer, the process of satisfying wants increasingly creates them

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 12 Mar 2021 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under Attachment theory Attachment theory Everything filed under family family Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: As a society grows richer, the process of satisfying wants increasingly creates them As a society grows richer, the process ofsatisfying wants increasingly creates them JG John Kenneth Galbraith — holds since c. 1958 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human desires have always grown faster than the ability to fulfill them. — tap to centre the map on it Human desires have always grownfaster than the ability to fulfillthem. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: As civilization grows, the qualities that helped humans win the struggle for existence become defects — tap to centre the map on it As civilization grows, the qualitiesthat helped humans win the strugglefor existence become defects TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human desires are by nature boundless, and many live only to gratify them — tap to centre the map on it Human desires are by natureboundless, and many live only togratify them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The speed at which societal abnormalities occur is increasing. — tap to centre the map on it The speed at which societalabnormalities occur is increasing. Last stated 4 months ago 20 Jun 2026 JB Josh Brown — holds since 2026-06-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding. — tap to centre the map on it If people become satiated withcapital, the returns to accumulatingit fall and the rich start consumingagain instead of compounding. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Desire is a contract you make to be unhappy until you get what you want. — tap to centre the map on it Desire is a contract you make to beunhappy until you get what you want. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The yearning for equality comes from envy, and plans to satisfy it waste capital — tap to centre the map on it The yearning for equality comes fromenvy, and plans to satisfy it wastecapital WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness. — tap to centre the map on it People pleasing develops as aninsecure attachment strategy learnedfrom being valued only forsubmissiveness. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment. — tap to centre the map on it A person cannot both protectthemselves emotionally and buildintimacy with a partner at the samemoment. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. — tap to centre the map on it A pursue-withdraw dynamic betweenpartners is self-sustaining and doesnot require either person to be atfault. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 TR Terry Real — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Attachment patterns tend to surface most clearly in the situations that carry the greatest emotional risk. — tap to centre the map on it Attachment patterns tend to surfacemost clearly in the situations thatcarry the greatest emotional risk. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 JM Julie Menanno — holds since 2026-06-11 — 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: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and childrenhas given hostages to fortune, sincethey hinder great enterprises FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
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At the centre As a society grows richer, the process of satisfying wants increasingly creates them Last stated c. 1958 Holds John Kenneth Galbraith Read this korrent →