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Read this korrent: Capitalism is the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever seen.
Capitalism is the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever seen.
Last stated yesterday
11 Oct 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capitalism's need for never-ending growth is killing the planet — tap to centre the map on it
Capitalism's need for never-ending growth is killing the planet
Last stated 6 years ago
3 Mar 2021
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China should use capitalism to create socialism, letting the two work side by side — tap to centre the map on it
China should use capitalism to create socialism, letting the two work side by side
Last stated 105 years ago
25 Apr 1921
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Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cultural drift can be managed by letting capitalism run everything and using prediction markets to track a group's adaptive success and progress toward achieving key goals. — tap to centre the map on it
Cultural drift can be managed by letting capitalism run everything and using prediction markets to track a group's adaptive success and progress toward achieving key goals.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom — tap to centre the map on it
History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New societies built on consensual, opt-out social contracts can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination and liberal values against a rising illiberalism. — tap to centre the map on it
New societies built on consensual, opt-out social contracts can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination and liberal values against a rising illiberalism.
Last stated a year ago
28 Sept 2025
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a socialist economy with an education oriented to social goals can eliminate capitalism's grave evils — tap to centre the map on it
Only a socialist economy with an education oriented to social goals can eliminate capitalism's grave evils
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — 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 the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
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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 the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it
Computers should allow users to install any software
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Jan 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — 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 open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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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 market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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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 how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers. — tap to centre the map on it
Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers.
Last stated 20 years ago
6 Feb 2007
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Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy. — tap to centre the map on it
DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy.
Last stated 20 years ago
6 Feb 2007
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Steve Jobs — holds since 2007-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genre will become less of a career-defining path and more of an organisational tool — tap to centre the map on it
Genre will become less of a career-defining path and more of an organisational tool
Last stated 12 years ago
7 Jul 2014
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Taylor Swift — holds since 2014-07-07 — tap for who they are
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Capitalism is the greatest engine of growth and prosperity the world has ever seen.
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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Same subject: capitalism
Capitalism's need for never-ending growth is killing the planet
Last stated 3 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: capitalism
China should use capitalism to create socialism, letting the two work side by side
Last stated 25 Apr 1921 · 105 years ago
Holds Sun Yat-sen
Same subject: capitalism
Cultural drift can be managed by letting capitalism run everything and using prediction markets to track a group's adaptive success and progress toward achieving key goals.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Robin Hanson
Same subject: capitalism
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Last stated 17 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Javier Milei
Same subject: capitalism
History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: capitalism
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated 5 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: capitalism
New societies built on consensual, opt-out social contracts can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination and liberal values against a rising illiberalism.
Last stated 28 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Balaji Srinivasan
Same subject: capitalism
Only a socialist economy with an education oriented to social goals can eliminate capitalism's grave evils
Last stated c. 1949
Holds Albert Einstein
Same subject: libertarianism
A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: libertarianism
A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
Last stated c. 1944
Holds Friedrich Hayek
Same subject: libertarianism
Computers should allow users to install any software
Last stated 26 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: market efficiency
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 3 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Same subject: market efficiency
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Same subject: market efficiency
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.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Harper Reed
Same subject: music industry
Abolishing DRM and selling music in open licensable formats that any player can play is clearly the best alternative for consumers.
Last stated 6 Feb 2007 · 20 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Same subject: music industry
DRM has not worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy.
Last stated 6 Feb 2007 · 20 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Same subject: music industry
Genre will become less of a career-defining path and more of an organisational tool
Last stated 7 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Taylor Swift