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← Money and people are fundamentally at odds.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 30 May 2012 to 21 Oct 2026.
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fiscal policy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Money and people are fundamentally at odds. Money and people are fundamentally at odds. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Douglas Rushkoff — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most financial debates are not real disagreements but people with different personalities talking over each other, and there may be no single right answer. — tap to centre the map on it Most financial debates are not real disagreements but people with different personalities talking over each other, and there may be no single right answer. Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current money problem is an oligarchy problem that is an anti-democracy problem. — tap to centre the map on it The current money problem is an oligarchy problem that is an anti-democracy problem. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Oct 2026
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Rebecca Solnit — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. — tap to centre the map on it Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jul 2026
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Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. — tap to centre the map on it If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place — tap to centre the map on it When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The conditions under which market prices alone suffice to coordinate an economy are so extreme as to be absurd. — tap to centre the map on it The conditions under which market prices alone suffice to coordinate an economy are so extreme as to be absurd. Last stated 14 years ago
30 May 2012
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Cosma Rohilla Shalizi — holds since 2012-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money is shifting from nurses and schools to tanks and missiles, and this is the result of human decisions — tap to centre the map on it Money is shifting from nurses and schools to tanks and missiles, and this is the result of human decisions Last stated 3 years ago
11 Jan 2024
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless. — tap to centre the map on it A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless. Last stated 2 years ago
4 Dec 2024
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-12-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
HM
Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — 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 from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
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Money and people are fundamentally at odds.
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Most financial debates are not real disagreements but people with different personalities talking over each other, and there may be no single right answer.
Holds
The current money problem is an oligarchy problem that is an anti-democracy problem.
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Money decisions are fundamentally about emotion rather than numbers.
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If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Holds
When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place
Last stated c. 1859
Holds
Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
Holds
The conditions under which market prices alone suffice to coordinate an economy are so extreme as to be absurd.
Holds
Money is shifting from nurses and schools to tanks and missiles, and this is the result of human decisions
Holds
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Holds
A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless.
Holds
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Holds
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Holds
A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market.
Holds