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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 21 Feb 2017 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 government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Social change from generation to generation is mainly due to influential individuals Social change from generation togeneration is mainly due to influentialindividuals WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Revolution comes from new behaviors, not new technologies — tap to centre the map on it Revolution comes from new behaviors,not new technologies CS Clay Shirky — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are Same subject: Community is the primary way humans change over time. — tap to centre the map on it Community is the primary way humanschange over time. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 TF Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: No real social change has ever happened without a revolution — tap to centre the map on it No real social change has everhappened without a revolution EG Emma Goldman — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most social order comes from society itself, not from government — tap to centre the map on it Most social order comes from societyitself, not from government TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every past civilization was destroyed by growing inequality of wealth and power, and ours shows the same trend — tap to centre the map on it Every past civilization wasdestroyed by growing inequality ofwealth and power, and ours shows thesame trend HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: The agricultural revolution empowered the collective but made the lives of most individuals worse — tap to centre the map on it The agricultural revolutionempowered the collective but madethe lives of most individuals worse Last stated 10 years ago 21 Feb 2017 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reversing the takeover of childhood by technology requires a change in public opinion first, because that is the signal political leaders act on. — tap to centre the map on it Reversing the takeover of childhoodby technology requires a change inpublic opinion first, because thatis the signal political leaders acton. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JH Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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: 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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