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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 15 Nov 1844 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under government government Everything filed under family family Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society No individual can acquire personalproperty without the aid of society TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that — tap to centre the map on it Private property already does notexist for nine-tenths of people, andexists for the few because of that KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society — tap to centre the map on it Whoever accumulates beyond whattheir own hands produce owes part ofit back to society TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property — tap to centre the map on it Only the value of improvements, notthe land itself, is rightlyindividual property TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners — tap to centre the map on it Private property is the mostimportant guarantee of freedom, forowners and scarcely less fornon-owners FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it The government cannot take any partof someone's property without hisown consent JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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: A state is not property but a society that only it has the right to rule — tap to centre the map on it A state is not property but asociety that only it has the rightto rule IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one — tap to centre the map on it Because women do not hold propertyon equal terms with men, their causemay well be pleaded by a party likethe anti-slavery one Last stated 182 years ago 15 Nov 1844 MF Margaret Fuller — holds since 1844-11-15 — 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 thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — 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: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberalsis likely a more promising politicalstrategy for libertarians than arevival of fusionism in the short tomedium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 IS Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society Last stated c. 1795–1797 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →