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← Life itself is essentially appropriation, conquest of the weak and, at the mildest, exploitation

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Life itself is essentially appropriation, conquest of the weak and, at the mildest, exploitation Life itself is essentially appropriation,conquest of the weak and, at the mildest,exploitation FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: If life is only absurd and freedom bounded by limited fate, what counts is the most living, not the best — tap to centre the map on it If life is only absurd and freedombounded by limited fate, what countsis the most living, not the best AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human self-awareness makes mere survival feel unsatisfying rather than sufficient. — tap to centre the map on it Human self-awareness makes meresurvival feel unsatisfying ratherthan sufficient. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individual appropriation of wealth is neither just nor useful; all belongs to all — tap to centre the map on it Individual appropriation of wealthis neither just nor useful; allbelongs to all PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is will to power, and self-preservation is only one of its results — tap to centre the map on it Life is will to power, andself-preservation is only one of itsresults FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham — tap to centre the map on it Work that is a burden and a slaverycannot produce art, only bareutility or sham WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Feeling much for others and littlefor ourselves is the perfection ofhuman nature AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition within society is a contest for the means of enjoyment, not for the means of existence — tap to centre the map on it Competition within society is acontest for the means of enjoyment,not for the means of existence TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation should ask how much life it produces, not how much labour it employs — tap to centre the map on it A nation should ask how much life itproduces, not how much labour itemploys JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it "AI" systems are being used todistance the responsible humans fromthe impacts of their decisions. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 2026 AT Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a tool but an agent, thefirst technology that can makedecisions and invent new ideas byitself Last stated 2 years ago 10 Sept 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it Being a designer is amazing, anddesigners are no longer justdesigners but builders who cancreate whatever they envision. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 ER Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Life itself is essentially appropriation, conquest of the weak and, at the mildest, exploitation Last stated c. 1886 Holds Friedrich Nietzsche Read this korrent →