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← Individual appropriation of wealth is neither just nor useful; all belongs to all
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 10 May 1893 to 14 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Individual appropriation of wealth is neither just nor useful; all belongs to all
Individual appropriation of wealth is neither just nor useful; all belongs to all
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money someone will never spend is not really their own. — tap to centre the map on it
Money someone will never spend is not really their own.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
NM
Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. — tap to centre the map on it
The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
KS
Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it
Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel
Last stated 133 years ago
10 May 1893
RT
Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. — tap to centre the map on it
It is good that no single person can give us everything we want.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rich need not apologize for wealth but should acknowledge everyone should pay a fair share — tap to centre the map on it
The rich need not apologize for wealth but should acknowledge everyone should pay a fair share
Last stated 15 years ago
30 Apr 2012
SK
Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue — tap to centre the map on it
Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone can become wealthy; it is merely a question of education and desire. — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone can become wealthy; it is merely a question of education and desire.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it
One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
EZ
Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
MF
Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1893 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are