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← Culture seeks to do away with classes, and its true followers are the apostles of equality

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Culture seeks to do away with classes, and its true followers are the apostles of equality Culture seeks to do away with classes, andits true followers are the apostles ofequality MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mere freedom to do as one likes is worship of machinery; the blessed thing is to like what right reason ordains — tap to centre the map on it Mere freedom to do as one likes isworship of machinery; the blessedthing is to like what right reasonordains MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every class holds some 'aliens' led by a humane love of perfection, and their number can grow or shrink — tap to centre the map on it Every class holds some 'aliens' ledby a humane love of perfection, andtheir number can grow or shrink MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbingpeople in permitted pleasures, whichmay enervate rather than corrupt thesoul AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom — tap to centre the map on it Alongside a healthy passion forequality, a depraved one prefersequality in slavery to unequalfreedom AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: True humanists cannot use banking education to pursue liberation, which it would negate, nor may revolutionary societies inherit it — tap to centre the map on it True humanists cannot use bankingeducation to pursue liberation,which it would negate, nor mayrevolutionary societies inherit it PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Class society will give way to an association where each person's free development is the condition for everyone's — tap to centre the map on it Class society will give way to anassociation where each person's freedevelopment is the condition foreveryone's 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: Those who try to level society never make it equal, since some group must be on top — tap to centre the map on it Those who try to level society nevermake it equal, since some group mustbe on top EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: Culture, the pursuit of total perfection through knowing the best thought and said, is the great help out of our present difficulties — tap to centre the map on it Culture, the pursuit of totalperfection through knowing the bestthought and said, is the great helpout of our present difficulties MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 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
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At the centre Culture seeks to do away with classes, and its true followers are the apostles of equality Last stated c. 1867–1869 Holds Matthew Arnold Read this korrent →