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← Settlement houses, missions and charities for the poor are failures and cannot be otherwise

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 6 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under management management Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under solar solar Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Settlement houses, missions and charities for the poor are failures and cannot be otherwise Settlement houses, missions and charitiesfor the poor are failures and cannot beotherwise JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relieving the poor aggravates poverty; society should be rebuilt so poverty is impossible — tap to centre the map on it Relieving the poor aggravatespoverty; society should be rebuiltso poverty is impossible OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no such thing as failure; failure is life moving us in another direction — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as failure;failure is life moving us in anotherdirection Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot tell a failing institution from a healthy one by looking: the parts visible from outside are the parts that least reflect its actual health. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot tell a failinginstitution from a healthy one bylooking: the parts visible fromoutside are the parts that leastreflect its actual health. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Apr 2018 SB Samo Burja — holds since 2018-04-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A university cannot properly fulfil its object without the Church's help — tap to centre the map on it A university cannot properly fulfilits object without the Church's help JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: In iterative problem-solving, each failure has value because it rules out one way that doesn't work. — tap to centre the map on it In iterative problem-solving, eachfailure has value because it rulesout one way that doesn't work. Last stated 9 months ago 6 Feb 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of running a company isnot failure, but it causes failure,always if you are weak Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Institutions fail not because people are wicked, but because evidence, incentives, discretion, and review rights flow in the wrong direction. — tap to centre the map on it Institutions fail not because peopleare wicked, but because evidence,incentives, discretion, and reviewrights flow in the wrong direction. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Charity degrades and demoralises, and creates a multitude of sins — tap to centre the map on it Charity degrades and demoralises,and creates a multitude of sins OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: 2026 is going to be the most interesting year in Shopify's history, and probably in literally everyone's career. — tap to centre the map on it 2026 is going to be the mostinteresting year in Shopify'shistory, and probably in literallyeveryone's career. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it A cosmopolitan patriotism, grownlarge enough, may overcomenationalism and let us give up war JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policyrelies on the assumption thatstorage technology will continue toimprove and become cheaper. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Oct 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Settlement houses, missions and charities for the poor are failures and cannot be otherwise Last stated c. 1902–1903 Holds Jack London Read this korrent →