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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 1 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Freed people owe thanks for their freedom to God, not to the masters who free them
Freed people owe thanks for their freedom to God, not to the masters who free them
DW
David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The liberty the founders bequeathed is shared by free Americans, not by the slave — tap to centre the map on it
The liberty the founders bequeathed is shared by free Americans, not by the slave
Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
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Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by — tap to centre the map on it
Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them — tap to centre the map on it
Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning — tap to centre the map on it
Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning
Last stated a year ago
29 Jun 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it
Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
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Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
AP
Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — 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 been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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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 its government only when its poor are well 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: 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America'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 is more likely to raise prices than lower 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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Freed people owe thanks for their freedom to God, not to the masters who free them
Last stated c. 1829–1830
Holds David Walker
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Similar wording
Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
Last stated c. 1968
Holds Paulo Freire
Similar wording
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
Last stated c. 1733
Holds Voltaire
Similar wording
The liberty the founders bequeathed is shared by free Americans, not by the slave
Last stated 5 Jul 1852 · 174 years ago
Holds Frederick Douglass
Similar wording
Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by
Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago
Holds Olaudah Equiano
Similar wording
Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty
Last stated 24 Mar 1789 · 238 years ago
Holds Olaudah Equiano
Similar wording
Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Similar wording
Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning
Last stated 29 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: demographics
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 13 Dec 1968 · 58 years ago
Holds Garrett Hardin
Same subject: demographics
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 4 Jun 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ada Palmer
Same subject: demographics
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Lyman Stone
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
Same subject: America
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated 1 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Alex Epstein
Same subject: America
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Josh Marshall
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka