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← Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition 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: Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last Progress whose added wealth only buildsgreat fortunes is not real and cannot last HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: Population growth has so far raised, not reduced, average production of wealth — tap to centre the map on it Population growth has so far raised,not reduced, average production ofwealth HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress is not driven mainly by material resources, so running out of them is not what would stop it. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not driven mainly bymaterial resources, so running outof them is not what would stop it. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Sept 2020 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress is not natural or automatic: it happens only while people believe it is possible and desirable, and it can stop. — tap to centre the map on it Progress is not natural orautomatic: it happens only whilepeople believe it is possible anddesirable, and it can stop. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Sept 2020 JC Jason Crawford — holds since 2020-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modernity probably brings more unhappiness than the past; acquiring things does not make people permanently happier. — tap to centre the map on it Modernity probably brings moreunhappiness than the past; acquiringthings does not make peoplepermanently happier. Last stated 6 years ago 12 Mar 2021 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; itcomes through tireless effort, andwithout it time favors socialstagnation MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — 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: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it Contentment with what one has doesnot require great wealth — somebillionaires lack it while manyordinary people never lose it. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural wealth is limited and easy to get, while the wealth of vain fancies recedes without end — tap to centre the map on it Natural wealth is limited and easyto get, while the wealth of vainfancies recedes without end EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last Last stated c. 1877–1880 Holds Henry George Read this korrent →