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Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under friendship friendship Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People who behave in ways that inconvenience others always fall into one of three types: they don't know it's rude, they don't care, or they disagree that it's rude. People who behave in ways thatinconvenience others always fall into oneof three types: they don't know it's rude,they don't care, or they disagree thatit's rude. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first impression of someone's rudeness reliably signals deeper flaws in their character, including a tendency toward authoritarianism. — tap to centre the map on it A first impression of someone'srudeness reliably signals deeperflaws in their character, includinga tendency toward authoritarianism. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 JZ Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Friendship with the upright, the sincere and the well-informed helps you; friendship with the showy, the smooth and the glib harms you — tap to centre the map on it Friendship with the upright, thesincere and the well-informed helpsyou; friendship with the showy, thesmooth and the glib harms you CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: We get our dinner from traders by appealing to their self-interest, not to their kindness — tap to centre the map on it We get our dinner from traders byappealing to their self-interest,not to their kindness Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — 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 capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it A capitalist state's collectivisttheory produces the servile state,not collectivism HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — 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 city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it A city of only the very rich andvery poor is one of masters andslaves, without friendship AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it A very long life would not growboring, because pleasures spaced farenough apart do not wear out. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it After age 30 people start seeingfriends less, and older menespecially are left with no sociallife. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — 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 a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People who behave in ways that inconvenience others always fall into one of three types: they don't know it's rude, they don't care, or they disagree that it's rude. Last stated 16 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Chris Coyier Read this korrent →