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← Modern life has been fragilizing the economy, health, politics and education

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 14 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about politics.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Modern life has been fragilizing the economy, health, politics and education Modern life has been fragilizing theeconomy, health, politics and education NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since c. 2012 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. — tap to centre the map on it Climate became a moral and politicalcause rather than a technical one,and that is what will destroy publicsupport for it. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture of direct feedback and debate leads to faster decisions and quicker learning than a culture of politics and second-guessing. — tap to centre the map on it A culture of direct feedback anddebate leads to faster decisions andquicker learning than a culture ofpolitics and second-guessing. Last stated 4 years ago 22 Nov 2022 GB Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A game politics model in which the state shapes everything and the people do not matter is an authoritarian vision of politics, however unintended. — tap to centre the map on it A game politics model in which thestate shapes everything and thepeople do not matter is anauthoritarian vision of politics,however unintended. Last stated 4 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new science of politics is needed for a new world — tap to centre the map on it A new science of politics is neededfor a new world AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: A social system should be judged at least as much by its effects outside economics and politics as inside them — tap to centre the map on it A social system should be judged atleast as much by its effects outsideeconomics and politics as insidethem BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup competing with a large company is really competing with a PM focused on internal politics, which is why startups often win. — tap to centre the map on it A startup competing with a largecompany is really competing with aPM focused on internal politics,which is why startups often win. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Feb 2024 DC Dalton Caldwell — holds since 2024-02-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be — tap to centre the map on it An elite education gives the chanceto be rich but takes away thevaluable chance not to be Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans need schooling morethan ever, both practical trainingand higher culture Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it Charity from the rich cannot take onthe nation’s responsibilities to thesick, the poor, the young and itsinfrastructure Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A rich nation can afford basic food, shelter and strong public education for poor families — tap to centre the map on it A rich nation can afford basic food,shelter and strong public educationfor poor families Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: School's purpose should be humanistic rather than economic, and the people who are not academically talented need a welfare state rather than a promise that school will lift them. — tap to centre the map on it School's purpose should behumanistic rather than economic, andthe people who are not academicallytalented need a welfare state ratherthan a promise that school will liftthem. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 FD Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The federal government should not be subsidizing higher-education scams — tap to centre the map on it The federal government should not besubsidizing higher-education scams Last stated 4 weeks ago 5 Oct 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Modern life has been fragilizing the economy, health, politics and education Last stated c. 2012 Holds Nassim Nicholas Taleb Read this korrent →