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← Civilization has made some people richer and others poorer than they would be in a natural state

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity 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: Civilization has made some people richer and others poorer than they would be in a natural state Civilization has made some people richerand others poorer than they would be in anatural state TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit — tap to centre the map on it Despite a hundredfold rise inproductive power, the civilised poorlive worse than the Innuit JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — 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: Every past civilization was destroyed by growing inequality of wealth and power, and ours shows the same trend — tap to centre the map on it Every past civilization wasdestroyed by growing inequality ofwealth and power, and ours shows thesame trend HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — 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 price of progress in civilization is paid in lost happiness, through a heightened sense of guilt — tap to centre the map on it The price of progress incivilization is paid in losthappiness, through a heightenedsense of guilt SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The design of much of civilization requires people to be psychologically and emotionally mutilated to interface with it. — tap to centre the map on it The design of much of civilizationrequires people to bepsychologically and emotionallymutilated to interface with it. Last stated 2 years ago 22 May 2024 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-05-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life was better for hunter-gatherers than for subjects of the early state — tap to centre the map on it Life was better for hunter-gatherersthan for subjects of the early state JS James C. Scott — holds since c. 2021 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilisation raised productive power but failed the average man because of mismanagement — tap to centre the map on it Civilisation raised productive powerbut failed the average man becauseof mismanagement JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Civilization has made some people richer and others poorer than they would be in a natural state Last stated c. 1795–1797 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →