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← Human history, intellectual, moral and political, is a reflection of its economic history

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 25 Oct 2023 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Human history, intellectual, moral and political, is a reflection of its economic history Human history, intellectual, moral andpolitical, is a reflection of its economichistory MB Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are Same subject: Civilisation lies in purifying character, not multiplying wants — tap to centre the map on it Civilisation lies in purifyingcharacter, not multiplying wants ES E. F. Schumacher — holds since c. 1973 — tap for who they are Same subject: The history of philosophy is largely a clash of human temperaments — tap to centre the map on it The history of philosophy is largelya clash of human temperaments WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current economy has not created an economy which retains a more human character. — tap to centre the map on it The current economy has not createdan economy which retains a morehuman character. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 JK Joel Kotkin — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: History does not repeat itself, but patterns of human behaviour do, and what always follows an economic crisis is political upheaval. — tap to centre the map on it History does not repeat itself, butpatterns of human behaviour do, andwhat always follows an economiccrisis is political upheaval. Last stated a year ago 24 May 2025 JH James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humankind is losing faith in the liberal story just as biotech and infotech pose its biggest challenges — tap to centre the map on it Humankind is losing faith in theliberal story just as biotech andinfotech pose its biggest challenges YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Historically, intellectual production has tracked urban population concentration rather than rural life. — tap to centre the map on it Historically, intellectualproduction has tracked urbanpopulation concentration rather thanrural life. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: History suggests capitalism is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for political freedom — tap to centre the map on it History suggests capitalism is anecessary but not a sufficientcondition for political freedom MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Major historical events do not necessarily have deep intellectual or ideological causes; assuming so is a common fallacy. — tap to centre the map on it Major historical events do notnecessarily have deep intellectualor ideological causes; assuming sois a common fallacy. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 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 improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. 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 justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large asself-sufficiency needs but smallenough for its rulers to oversee AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
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At the centre Human history, intellectual, moral and political, is a reflection of its economic history Last stated c. 1870–1876 Holds Mikhail Bakunin Read this korrent →