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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 13 Dec 1968 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under degrowth degrowth Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under climate change climate change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Our economy is at war with the planet and with life on earth Our economy is at war with the planet andwith life on earth NK Naomi Klein — holds since c. 2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanity is at a critical juncture for a flourishing planet, and the economic worldview we use will shape it. — tap to centre the map on it Humanity is at a critical juncturefor a flourishing planet, and theeconomic worldview we use will shapeit. Last stated 9 years ago 14 Jul 2017 KR Kate Raworth — holds since 2017-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: We have a global ecology and a global economy but national politics, and these do not work together — tap to centre the map on it We have a global ecology and aglobal economy but nationalpolitics, and these do not worktogether Last stated 10 years ago 21 Feb 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation should ask how much life it produces, not how much labour it employs — tap to centre the map on it A nation should ask how much life itproduces, not how much labour itemploys JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards puttingland under campsites and horseliveries rather than under food, andthat is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Dec 2023 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it The technology side keeps changing,but the human side does not changethat fast: people have the sameproblems. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. — tap to centre the map on it The current economy works for theowners of capital, not for workers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 KS Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A world where humans lack economic value or necessity may result in the loss of significant individual rights. — tap to centre the map on it A world where humans lack economicvalue or necessity may result in theloss of significant individualrights. Last stated 3 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 KP Kelsey Piper — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Climate change is real, happening now, and the most urgent threat facing the human species. — tap to centre the map on it Climate change is real, happeningnow, and the most urgent threatfacing the human species. Last stated 11 years ago 28 Feb 2016 LD Leonardo DiCaprio — holds since 2016-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it A finite world can support only afinite population, so populationgrowth must eventually reach zero Last stated 58 years ago 13 Dec 1968 GH Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insectcontrol has armed itself with modernweapons and turned them against theearth RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it A romantic, low-yield farming systemwould need far more land and wouldproduce more hunger, not less. Last stated 3 years ago 28 May 2023 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: No country has ended deprivation without growth, or ended ecological degradation with it — tap to centre the map on it No country has ended deprivationwithout growth, or ended ecologicaldegradation with it KR Kate Raworth — holds since c. 2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth needs a new name. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth needs a new name. Last stated 11 years ago 1 Dec 2015 KR Kate Raworth — holds since 2015-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally wouldcut the incomes of everyone abovethe world average by abouttwo-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — 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 country's war effort improves when scarce resources flow to its most effective units rather than being spread evenly across all of them. — tap to centre the map on it A country's war effort improves whenscarce resources flow to its mosteffective units rather than beingspread evenly across all of them. Last stated 4 months ago 10 Jul 2026 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-07-10 — 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 2 months ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Our economy is at war with the planet and with life on earth Last stated c. 2014 Holds Naomi Klein Read this korrent →