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← Only society, not the individual, is the permanent possessor of things

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 19 Nov 2019 to 27 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Only society, not the individual, is the permanent possessor of things Only society, not the individual, is thepermanent possessor of things PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society — tap to centre the map on it 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: Where an estate has no direct heirs, society should inherit more than its usual tenth — tap to centre the map on it Where an estate has no direct heirs,society should inherit more than itsusual tenth TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: People can find meaning in life only by devoting themselves to society — tap to centre the map on it People can find meaning in life onlyby devoting themselves to society AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — 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: Every person owns himself, and nobody else has any right to his person — tap to centre the map on it Every person owns himself, andnobody else has any right to hisperson JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: For someone who owns nothing, the sacredness of property dies out of itself — tap to centre the map on it For someone who owns nothing, thesacredness of property dies out ofitself FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communism removes only the power to command others' labour through ownership, not the power to own what society produces — tap to centre the map on it Communism removes only the power tocommand others' labour throughownership, not the power to own whatsociety produces 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: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend wouldbe a monument to corruption thatmakes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either raceinjures whites more lastingly thanBlack citizens BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks and Romans imposed on the land of the Kingdom of Israel. — tap to centre the map on it ‘Palestine’ is a name the Greeks andRomans imposed on the land of theKingdom of Israel. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 ID Iain Dale — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aimingfor fewer white men in positions ofauthority. Last stated 7 years ago 19 Nov 2019 JP Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Only society, not the individual, is the permanent possessor of things Last stated c. 1840 Holds Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Read this korrent →