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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 25 May 2013 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under gender equality gender equality Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: "Speak truth to power" misdescribes the task: the powerful already know the truth "Speak truth to power" misdescribes thetask: the powerful already know the truth Last stated 5 years ago 7 Oct 2021 NC Noam Chomsky — holds since 2021-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Women have long gone unheard or disbelieved when speaking truth to powerful men, and that time is ending — tap to centre the map on it Women have long gone unheard ordisbelieved when speaking truth topowerful men, and that time isending Last stated 9 years ago 7 Jan 2018 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Power in history comes only partly from knowing the truth, and also from keeping social order among many people — tap to centre the map on it Power in history comes only partlyfrom knowing the truth, and alsofrom keeping social order among manypeople YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether breaking your word destroys you depends on the shape of your power: Savonarola’s rested on never erring, so his contradictions ruined him. — tap to centre the map on it Whether breaking your word destroysyou depends on the shape of yourpower: Savonarola’s rested on nevererring, so his contradictions ruinedhim. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: When there is a problem, the source of truth is the engineer who actually knows what is going on. — tap to centre the map on it When there is a problem, the sourceof truth is the engineer whoactually knows what is going on. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Political power is held by those with the will to power, a drive that can't arise from detached truth-seeking communities without corrupting them. — tap to centre the map on it Political power is held by thosewith the will to power, a drive thatcan't arise from detachedtruth-seeking communities withoutcorrupting them. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Mar 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Establishment journalists claim to speak truth to power but never investigate themselves or each other. — tap to centre the map on it Establishment journalists claim tospeak truth to power but neverinvestigate themselves or eachother. Last stated 4 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it;people should be judged by thetruth, not the truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody, neither leader nor militant, has a monopoly on truth; seeking truth in local situations is the community's responsibility — tap to centre the map on it Nobody, neither leader nor militant,has a monopoly on truth; seekingtruth in local situations is thecommunity's responsibility FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label — tap to centre the map on it A white feminist does better to askhow they have benefited from beingwhite than to resent the label Last stated 9 years ago 31 Dec 2017 EW Emma Watson — holds since 2017-12-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a feminist is more than a single choice; it is an ongoing interrogation of self — tap to centre the map on it Being a feminist is more than asingle choice; it is an ongoinginterrogation of self Last stated 9 years ago 31 Dec 2017 EW Emma Watson — holds since 2017-12-31 — 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 "Speak truth to power" misdescribes the task: the powerful already know the truth Last stated 7 Oct 2021 · 5 years ago Holds Noam Chomsky Read this korrent →