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← Markets are created by businessmen, not by God, nature or economic forces.

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 5 Nov 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under stock market stock market Everything filed under government government Everything filed under economists economists Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Markets are created by businessmen, not by God, nature or economic forces. Markets are created by businessmen, not byGod, nature or economic forces. PD Peter Drucker — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are Same subject: The market is not magic; it works where property rights are defined — tap to centre the map on it The market is not magic; it workswhere property rights are defined TS Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1980 — tap for who they are Same subject: The problem is not the free market but market rules rigged for large corporations and the rich. — tap to centre the map on it The problem is not the free marketbut market rules rigged for largecorporations and the rich. Last stated a month ago 3 Oct 2026 JB Julian Baggini — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both markets and states are spontaneous orders, not just the state as constructed 'taxis' versus the market as 'cosmos'. — tap to centre the map on it Both markets and states arespontaneous orders, not just thestate as constructed 'taxis' versusthe market as 'cosmos'. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The market lets ordinary people make their own decisions, which is why some intellectuals dislike it — tap to centre the map on it The market lets ordinary people maketheir own decisions, which is whysome intellectuals dislike it TS Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1980 — tap for who they are Same subject: Markets are not inert: they change the goods they exchange — tap to centre the map on it Markets are not inert: they changethe goods they exchange MS Michael Sandel — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: The stock market is not the economy and historically tells us almost nothing about where the economy is going. — tap to centre the map on it The stock market is not the economyand historically tells us almostnothing about where the economy isgoing. Last stated 2 days ago 5 Nov 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes fromits productivity, not from thefinancial system or stock market. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — 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 throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely 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: "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 2 months 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 Markets are created by businessmen, not by God, nature or economic forces. Last stated c. 1954 Holds Peter Drucker Read this korrent →