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← Socialism’s fault is that it would leave commerce essentially unchanged

15 connected korrents · 9 moments from 6 Mar 2025 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Socialism’s fault is that it would leave commerce essentially unchanged Socialism’s fault is that it would leavecommerce essentially unchanged GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: The economic system should be reformed rather than overthrown. — tap to centre the map on it The economic system should bereformed rather than overthrown. Last stated 4 weeks ago 3 Oct 2026 JB Julian Baggini — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Commerce tends to decay under absolute government because it is less honourable, not less secure — tap to centre the map on it Commerce tends to decay underabsolute government because it isless honourable, not less secure DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Saving private property now requires distributing it as sweepingly as a revolution would — tap to centre the map on it Saving private property now requiresdistributing it as sweepingly as arevolution would GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only a socialist economy with an education oriented to social goals can eliminate capitalism's grave evils — tap to centre the map on it Only a socialist economy with aneducation oriented to social goalscan eliminate capitalism's graveevils AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: The chief advantage of socialism would be relief from having to live for others — tap to centre the map on it The chief advantage of socialismwould be relief from having to livefor others OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. — tap to centre the map on it The current economy works for theowners of capital, not for workers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 KS Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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
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At the centre Socialism’s fault is that it would leave commerce essentially unchanged Last stated c. 1910 Holds G. K. Chesterton Read this korrent →