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← In democratic ages the mind must be pushed toward theory, since it drifts to practical applications on its own

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 8 Jun 2018 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under education education Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science 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: In democratic ages the mind must be pushed toward theory, since it drifts to practical applications on its own In democratic ages the mind must be pushedtoward theory, since it drifts topractical applications on its own AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tutelary democratic power may keep people in perpetual childhood instead of preparing them for adulthood — tap to centre the map on it A tutelary democratic power may keeppeople in perpetual childhoodinstead of preparing them foradulthood AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy is based not on human rationality but on human feelings, so whoever can manipulate feelings threatens it — tap to centre the map on it Democracy is based not on humanrationality but on human feelings,so whoever can manipulate feelingsthreatens it Last stated 8 years ago 8 Jun 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. — tap to centre the map on it You want to force yourself not todelegate all of your thinking to thetool, and to use it in a way thatexpands ideas and magnifiescuriosity. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A democratic education should end the split between liberal and practical study and make leisure a reward for service — tap to centre the map on it A democratic education should endthe split between liberal andpractical study and make leisure areward for service JD John Dewey — holds since c. 1916 — tap for who they are Same subject: Habits of mind and institutions suited to an era of superabundance have not yet been built, and reflexes formed under scarcity misfire badly in it. — tap to centre the map on it Habits of mind and institutionssuited to an era of superabundancehave not yet been built, andreflexes formed under scarcitymisfire badly in it. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Children should be told as little as possible and led to discover as much as possible — tap to centre the map on it Children should be told as little aspossible and led to discover as muchas possible HS Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — 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: Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races — tap to centre the map on it Once sympathy reaches the wholenation, only an artificial barrierkeeps it from all races CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — 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 ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby 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: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould 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 severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual 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 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
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At the centre In democratic ages the mind must be pushed toward theory, since it drifts to practical applications on its own Last stated c. 1840 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →