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← Divided by our everyday selves we stay at war, and safety from tyranny cannot save us from anarchy

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under public debt public debt 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: Divided by our everyday selves we stay at war, and safety from tyranny cannot save us from anarchy Divided by our everyday selves we stay atwar, and safety from tyranny cannot saveus from anarchy MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of productionis divided among many independentpeople does nobody have completepower over us FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it If forced to choose, the tyranny ofone man is less hateful than thetyranny of many VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Workers have no country, so communists cannot take one from them — tap to centre the map on it Workers have no country, socommunists cannot take one from them 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: 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: Without security, there is no industry, arts or society, only fear of violent death, and life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short — tap to centre the map on it Without security, there is noindustry, arts or society, only fearof violent death, and life issolitary, poor, nasty, brutish andshort TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ordinary people can resist tyranny through friendly everyday participation in shared meals, clubs and study circles. — tap to centre the map on it Ordinary people can resist tyrannythrough friendly everydayparticipation in shared meals, clubsand study circles. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Apr 2025 EH Edith Hall — holds since 2025-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Without a common power to keep them in awe, people are in a state of war of everyone against everyone — tap to centre the map on it Without a common power to keep themin awe, people are in a state of warof everyone against everyone TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Divided by our everyday selves we stay at war, and safety from tyranny cannot save us from anarchy Last stated c. 1867–1869 Holds Matthew Arnold Read this korrent →