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← As class struggle develops, utopian socialism's standing apart from it loses all practical value and justification

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: As class struggle develops, utopian socialism's standing apart from it loses all practical value and justification As class struggle develops, utopiansocialism's standing apart from it losesall practical value and justification KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: The West is in danger because the people who should defend its values have been captured by a worldview that leads to socialism and therefore to poverty. — tap to centre the map on it The West is in danger because thepeople who should defend its valueshave been captured by a worldviewthat leads to socialism andtherefore to poverty. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Utopias assume away humanity's greatest difficulty and solve only the smaller ones — tap to centre the map on it Utopias assume away humanity'sgreatest difficulty and solve onlythe smaller ones GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capitalism produces its own grave-diggers, and its fall and the workers' victory are equally inevitable — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism produces its owngrave-diggers, and its fall and theworkers' victory are equallyinevitable KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Picking a permanent side in some grand ideological struggle erodes the capacity for intellectual honesty — tap to centre the map on it Picking a permanent side in somegrand ideological struggle erodesthe capacity for intellectualhonesty Last stated 4 years ago 2 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: In great towns the war of each against all is open, and the strong trample the weak — tap to centre the map on it In great towns the war of eachagainst all is open, and the strongtrample the weak FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: As the capitalist crisis and war-based economy become standard, there will be more resistance and more brutal advances against freedoms. — tap to centre the map on it As the capitalist crisis andwar-based economy become standard,there will be more resistance andmore brutal advances againstfreedoms. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RV Raquel Varela — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reformers seek to end class struggle while the exploiting class keeps exploiting, which is an impossible problem — tap to centre the map on it Reformers seek to end class strugglewhile the exploiting class keepsexploiting, which is an impossibleproblem WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberalsis likely a more promising politicalstrategy for libertarians than arevival of fusionism in the short tomedium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 IS Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will force a correction in how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees. — tap to centre the map on it AI will force a correction in howcompanies pay for experience onceAI-augmented junior employees matchthe output of far costliermid-career employees. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre As class struggle develops, utopian socialism's standing apart from it loses all practical value and justification Last stated c. 1848 Holds Karl MarxFriedrich Engels Read this korrent →