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← Social justice could advance far faster if primitive methods and weapons were abolished for good

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 13 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Everything filed under degrowth degrowth Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Social justice could advance far faster if primitive methods and weapons were abolished for good Social justice could advance far faster ifprimitive methods and weapons wereabolished for good JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — 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: Social justice is intrinsically unjust, because the state can only fund it by collecting taxes coercively. — tap to centre the map on it Social justice is intrinsicallyunjust, because the state can onlyfund it by collecting taxescoercively. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Jan 2024 JM Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society can survive without beneficence but injustice would destroy it — tap to centre the map on it Society can survive withoutbeneficence but injustice woulddestroy it AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: The transition from hunter-gatherer societies to civilization was not an orderly, logical process of progress. — tap to centre the map on it The transition from hunter-gatherersocieties to civilization was not anorderly, logical process ofprogress. Last stated 6 months ago 5 May 2026 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world togo from an inequality worse thanSouth Africa's to a completeequality no recorded society hasever had. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — 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: Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose — tap to centre the map on it Where equality is lasting, greatrevolutions will be harder and rarerthan people suppose AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — 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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At the centre Social justice could advance far faster if primitive methods and weapons were abolished for good Last stated c. 1906 Holds Jane Addams Read this korrent →