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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 9 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under discipline discipline Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege Intellect is resented as a form of poweror privilege RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is resentment and suspicion of the life of the mind and those who represent it — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is resentmentand suspicion of the life of themind and those who represent it RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is usually ambivalence; pure dislike of intellect is uncommon — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is usuallyambivalence; pure dislike ofintellect is uncommon RH Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Character is higher than intellect — tap to centre the map on it Character is higher than intellect Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth. — tap to centre the map on it Possession of great wealth andauthority engenders an instinct forthe violent defense of that wealth. Last stated 6 months ago 7 May 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Over-education is harmful in every way, from forgotten knowledge to lasting ill-health — tap to centre the map on it Over-education is harmful in everyway, from forgotten knowledge tolasting ill-health HS Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every privileged position corrupts the mind and heart of the person who holds it — tap to centre the map on it Every privileged position corruptsthe mind and heart of the person whoholds it MB Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mastery is not reserved for the intellectually superior; almost anyone can attain it through willpower and desire — tap to centre the map on it Mastery is not reserved for theintellectually superior; almostanyone can attain it throughwillpower and desire Last stated 14 years ago 1 Oct 2012 RG Robert Greene — holds since 2012-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege Last stated c. 1963 Holds Richard Hofstadter Read this korrent →