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Read this korrent: Freedom from constraints is not the same as positive freedom to
Freedom from constraints is not the same as positive freedom to
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Erich Fromm — holds since c. 1941 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do. — tap to centre the map on it
Total freedom does not make you happy; constraints do.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-08-08 — tap for who they are
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — 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: Our possibilities of happiness are limited from the start by our constitution, and it is much easier to be unhappy — tap to centre the map on it
Our possibilities of happiness are limited from the start by our constitution, and it is much easier to be unhappy
SF
Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it
Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery
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Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom does not include the freedom to give up one's freedom — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom does not include the freedom to give up one's freedom
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Originality is not a fixed trait but a free choice — tap to centre the map on it
Originality is not a fixed trait but a free choice
AG
Adam Grant — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom may matter more in the small affairs of life than in great ones — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom may matter more in the small affairs of life than in great ones
AT
Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Property and freedom are inseparable, and economic levelling is not progress — tap to centre the map on it
Property and freedom are inseparable, and economic levelling is not progress
RK
Russell Kirk — holds since c. 1953 — 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 a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue 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 and wartime 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 good commercial 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 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 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 conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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