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16 connected korrents · 11 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under America America Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Far more progress came under equal opportunity than under affirmative action Far more progress came under equalopportunity than under affirmative action TS Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1980 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: History shows a long-run movement toward equality that went together with prosperity — tap to centre the map on it History shows a long-run movementtoward equality that went togetherwith prosperity Last stated 5 years ago 8 Mar 2022 TP Thomas Piketty — holds since 2022-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality in politics, education and the economy has not carried over into family life as expected — tap to centre the map on it Equality in politics, education andthe economy has not carried overinto family life as expected MW Michael Walzer — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: For industrial progress, mutual aid and close contact are much more advantageous than mutual struggle — tap to centre the map on it For industrial progress, mutual aidand close contact are much moreadvantageous than mutual struggle PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equal opportunity matters, not equal outcome, and above all equal opportunity means a great education. — tap to centre the map on it Equal opportunity matters, not equaloutcome, and above all equalopportunity means a great education. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The main line of women's progress is toward economic equality, not only legal equality — tap to centre the map on it The main line of women's progress istoward economic equality, not onlylegal equality CG Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black commercial progress improves race relations in the South faster than anything else — tap to centre the map on it Black commercial progress improvesrace relations in the South fasterthan anything else BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 8 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Far more progress came under equal opportunity than under affirmative action Last stated c. 1980 Holds Thomas Sowell Read this korrent →