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← Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth.

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 18 Dec 1790 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under family family Everything filed under discipline discipline Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth. Possession of great wealth and authorityengenders an instinct for the violentdefense of that wealth. Last stated 6 months ago 7 May 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are not gentle creatures who only defend themselves; a strong desire for aggression is part of their instinctual endowment — tap to centre the map on it People are not gentle creatures whoonly defend themselves; a strongdesire for aggression is part oftheir instinctual endowment SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it Property should circulate, dividedmore equally among a family'schildren, rather than entrenched byinheritance of the eldest son Last stated 236 years ago 18 Dec 1790 MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Dominance is grounded in fear of who can harm you, while prestige is grounded in attraction to who can help you. — tap to centre the map on it Dominance is grounded in fear of whocan harm you, while prestige isgrounded in attraction to who canhelp you. Last stated 8 years ago 30 Oct 2018 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2018-10-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: As societies rely more on coordination than coercion, the power to shape beliefs and knowledge grows in importance. — tap to centre the map on it As societies rely more oncoordination than coercion, thepower to shape beliefs and knowledgegrows in importance. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competing hard for wealth is fair, but knocking down a rival is a violation of fair play — tap to centre the map on it Competing hard for wealth is fair,but knocking down a rival is aviolation of fair play AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mastery is not reserved for the intellectually superior; almost anyone can attain it through willpower and desire — tap to centre the map on it Mastery is not reserved for theintellectually superior; almostanyone can attain it throughwillpower and desire Last stated 14 years ago 1 Oct 2012 RG Robert Greene — holds since 2012-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it Respect is owed to those who leadminds by the force of truth, not toconquerors who enslave their fellowcreatures VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — 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: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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