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← Competition is war, which at best pursues one’s own advantage at the cost of someone else’s loss

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under family family Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under GANs GANs Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Competition is war, which at best pursues one’s own advantage at the cost of someone else’s loss Competition is war, which at best pursuesone’s own advantage at the cost of someoneelse’s loss WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition within society is a contest for the means of enjoyment, not for the means of existence — tap to centre the map on it Competition within society is acontest for the means of enjoyment,not for the means of existence TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fighting to keep something damages the very thing being fought for — tap to centre the map on it Fighting to keep something damagesthe very thing being fought for Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competitionis its own costs, not thealternatives on the market, becausestaying in business means makingmore than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nature tends, though not always fully, toward avoiding competition, which is always harmful to the species — tap to centre the map on it Nature tends, though not alwaysfully, toward avoiding competition,which is always harmful to thespecies PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, andsparing young people the struggleonly defers it. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conquering oneself is a greater victory than conquering a million men in battle — tap to centre the map on it Conquering oneself is a greatervictory than conquering a millionmen in battle GB Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: You can lose while outscoring an opponent and win while being outscored — tap to centre the map on it You can lose while outscoring anopponent and win while beingoutscored JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it A company where nobody is willing toupset anybody ends up fighting forthe mediocre, politically expedientidea instead of the best one. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 TK Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated a year ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: America’s twenty years in Afghanistan left a long-term impact as negligible as Britain’s and Russia’s invasions did. — tap to centre the map on it America’s twenty years inAfghanistan left a long-term impactas negligible as Britain’s andRussia’s invasions did. Last stated 10 months ago 16 Jan 2026 CG Charles Glass — holds since 2026-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: American ICBMs do not have the range to reach North Korea without flying over Russia, which is the flaw that turns a limited counterattack into Armageddon. — tap to centre the map on it American ICBMs do not have the rangeto reach North Korea without flyingover Russia, which is the flaw thatturns a limited counterattack intoArmageddon. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU toSaudi Arabia and the PalestinianAuthority should take Gaza fromHamas, rebuild it and demilitariseit Last stated 3 years ago 12 Oct 2023 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer countrythan Europe Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance toSoviet occupation for a fight hecould not have led, because he wasnot in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago 4 Mar 2024 SP Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Competition is war, which at best pursues one’s own advantage at the cost of someone else’s loss Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →