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← Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 17 Jan 2020 to 11 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under Russia Russia Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit Despite a hundredfold rise in productivepower, the civilised poor live worse thanthe Innuit JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — 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: Civilization has made some people richer and others poorer than they would be in a natural state — tap to centre the map on it Civilization has made some peoplericher and others poorer than theywould be in a natural state TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master — tap to centre the map on it The modern workman works harder thanthe feudal serf, lives littlebetter, and produces far more luxuryfor his master WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: If this is the best civilisation can do, savagery would be better than the machine and the Abyss — tap to centre the map on it If this is the best civilisation cando, savagery would be better thanthe machine and the Abyss JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — 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: Humans are thousands of times more powerful than in the Stone Age but not thousands of times happier — tap to centre the map on it Humans are thousands of times morepowerful than in the Stone Age butnot thousands of times happier Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hard peoples from harsh places are not better at war: at the dawn of civilisation it was the softest and richest societies that won most often. — tap to centre the map on it Hard peoples from harsh places arenot better at war: at the dawn ofcivilisation it was the softest andrichest societies that won mostoften. Last stated 7 years ago 17 Jan 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Against Malthus, human productive power grows faster than population — tap to centre the map on it Against Malthus, human productivepower grows faster than population PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit Last stated c. 1902–1903 Holds Jack London Read this korrent →