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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 3 Jun 2018 to 7 Oct 2026.
Everything filed under government
government
Everything filed under democracy
democracy
Everything filed under ambition
ambition
Everything filed under measuring intelligence
measuring intelligence
Everything filed under war
war
Everything filed under public debt
public debt Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Every strength is its own weakness and every weakness is a strength; nobody gets every dimension of themselves to a hundred percent. Every strength is its own weakness and every weakness is a strength; nobody gets every dimension of themselves to a hundred percent. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The strongest is never strong enough to stay master unless strength is turned into right and obedience into duty — tap to centre the map on it The strongest is never strong enough to stay master unless strength is turned into right and obedience into duty
JR
Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy. Last stated 11 months ago
1 Dec 2025
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
AL
Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do almost nothing, and do the few things you take on all the way. — tap to centre the map on it Do almost nothing, and do the few things you take on all the way. Last stated 8 years ago
3 Jun 2018
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2018-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others — tap to centre the map on it Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others
LA
Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: All Grand Narratives are false, but having one is an essential foundation to being able to think at all. — tap to centre the map on it All Grand Narratives are false, but having one is an essential foundation to being able to think at all. Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles — tap to centre the map on it Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles
ST
Sun Tzu — holds since c. 500–430 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Muscle growth needs sets taken close to failure but probably not to it, while maximal strength is probably better served by rarely touching failure. — tap to centre the map on it Muscle growth needs sets taken close to failure but probably not to it, while maximal strength is probably better served by rarely touching failure. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Aug 2024
LN
Layne Norton — holds since 2024-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the 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: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by 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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should 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 healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are