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← India is being crushed less by English rule than by modern civilization
15 connected korrents · 14 moments from 22 Nov 1909 to 2 Oct 2026.
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22 Nov 1909
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Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Self-rule that copies English institutions without the English would only make India English — tap to centre the map on it Self-rule that copies English institutions without the English would only make India English Last stated 117 years ago
22 Nov 1909
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Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Westerners' standards are declining over time — tap to centre the map on it Westerners' standards are declining over time Last stated 2 days ago
1 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The decline of empires can lead to the loss of their core territories. — tap to centre the map on it The decline of empires can lead to the loss of their core territories. Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich. — tap to centre the map on it The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Jun 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. — tap to centre the map on it Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are not many Indians in America and a lot more should be brought in — tap to centre the map on it There are not many Indians in America and a lot more should be brought in Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. — tap to centre the map on it A carmaker's claim to be the safest is mostly an artefact of comparing a new car against a fleet average twelve years old. Last stated 3 years ago
19 Dec 2023
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Philip Koopman — holds since 2023-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are