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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under government government Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Someone set solely on worldly welfare is always in a hurry, with limited time to enjoy it Someone set solely on worldly welfare isalways in a hurry, with limited time toenjoy it AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: He is an optimist about humanity's future because he would almost always rather have been born now than at any earlier time. — tap to centre the map on it He is an optimist about humanity'sfuture because he would almostalways rather have been born nowthan at any earlier time. Last stated a year ago 5 Jun 2025 SP Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life is long enough if you spend it well. — tap to centre the map on it Life is long enough if you spend itwell. Last stated 6 years ago 11 Mar 2021 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: For now luxury can be enjoyed only by those ignorant of the suffering behind it — tap to centre the map on it For now luxury can be enjoyed onlyby those ignorant of the sufferingbehind it JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better for a government to keep pace with a people's desires than to give way before them later — tap to centre the map on it It is better for a government tokeep pace with a people's desiresthan to give way before them later Last stated 137 years ago 31 Jan 1890 JR José Rizal — holds since 1890-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it — tap to centre the map on it By pursuing their own interest,people frequently serve societybetter than when they set out toserve it Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: One should be heedless in the pursuit of desires while ensuring those desires do not become the direct target of one's efforts. — tap to centre the map on it One should be heedless in thepursuit of desires while ensuringthose desires do not become thedirect target of one's efforts. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 JW John Warner — holds since 2026-08-30 — 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 lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC 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 closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM 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 pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Someone set solely on worldly welfare is always in a hurry, with limited time to enjoy it Last stated c. 1840 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →