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Everything filed under degrowth degrowth Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under America America Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Many people with great wealth and power are almost completely cut off from the world. Many people with great wealth and powerare almost completely cut off from theworld. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 TS Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally wouldcut the incomes of everyone abovethe world average by abouttwo-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot remain a great power if its system serves mainly the wealthy and well-connected. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot remain a greatpower if its system serves mainlythe wealthy and well-connected. Last stated a year ago 25 Jul 2025 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2025-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it. — tap to centre the map on it People who are openly power-hungrytend to eventually lose their poweror never gain it. Last stated 6 months ago 2 May 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible. — tap to centre the map on it Concentrated power has been bad atevery moment of human history, and asociety is best off when power isspread as widely as possible. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people in the past were extremely poor, unable to meet even their most basic needs with their income. — tap to centre the map on it Most people in the past wereextremely poor, unable to meet eventheir most basic needs with theirincome. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 JH Jeremy Horpedahl — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of productionis divided among many independentpeople does nobody have completepower over us FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it Contentment with what one has doesnot require great wealth — somebillionaires lack it while manyordinary people never lose it. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth needs a new name. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth needs a new name. Last stated 11 years ago 1 Dec 2015 KR Kate Raworth — holds since 2015-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world togo from an inequality worse thanSouth Africa's to a completeequality no recorded society hasever had. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Eco/degrowth are the exact same thing with the exact same end goal — tap to centre the map on it Eco/degrowth are the exact samething with the exact same end goal Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-15 — 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: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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