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Read this korrent: Society works against the independence of each of its members
Society works against the independence of each of its members
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it — tap to centre the map on it
Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it
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Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
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Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The benefits of society depend on how complex a code people will uphold, not on freedom from one — tap to centre the map on it
The benefits of society depend on how complex a code people will uphold, not on freedom from one
GS
George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them — tap to centre the map on it
Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Class society will give way to an association where each person's free development is the condition for everyone's — tap to centre the map on it
Class society will give way to an association where each person's free development is the condition for everyone's
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Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a fallacy that people in society must look to the struggle for existence for progress, as plants and animals did — tap to centre the map on it
It is a fallacy that people in society must look to the struggle for existence for progress, as plants and animals did
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Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it
In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society — tap to centre the map on it
No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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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 pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
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Society works against the independence of each of its members
Last stated c. 1841–1847
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it
Last stated c. 1912
Holds Hilaire Belloc
Similar wording
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Last stated 9 Mar 1776 · 251 years ago
Holds Adam Smith
Similar wording
The benefits of society depend on how complex a code people will uphold, not on freedom from one
Last stated c. 1906–1907
Holds George Bernard Shaw
Similar wording
Society gains nothing when people who have not reformed themselves try to reform things around them
Last stated c. 1844
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
Similar wording
Class society will give way to an association where each person's free development is the condition for everyone's
Last stated c. 1848
Holds Karl Marx Friedrich Engels
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It is a fallacy that people in society must look to the struggle for existence for progress, as plants and animals did
Last stated c. 1893–1894
Holds Thomas Henry Huxley
Similar wording
In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve
Last stated c. 1752–1774
Holds Voltaire
Similar wording
No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: friendship
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels