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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 28 Jan 2022 to 6 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under war war Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation That a pitiless war within each species isa condition of progress is unproved andunconfirmed by direct observation PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living — tap to centre the map on it Discussing virtue daily is thegreatest good, and the unexaminedlife is not worth living SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: The truth of the thoughts in this book seems unassailable and definitive, so its problems have in essentials been finally solved — tap to centre the map on it The truth of the thoughts in thisbook seems unassailable anddefinitive, so its problems have inessentials been finally solved LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: If life is only absurd and freedom bounded by limited fate, what counts is the most living, not the best — tap to centre the map on it If life is only absurd and freedombounded by limited fate, what countsis the most living, not the best AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it In war the length of the fightingmatters far more than its ferocity. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge of cause and effect is never reached by reasoning a priori; it comes entirely from experience of things constantly conjoined — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge of cause and effect isnever reached by reasoning a priori;it comes entirely from experience ofthings constantly conjoined DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better to remain 'barbarians' than to base a claim to civilisation on the glory of war — tap to centre the map on it It is better to remain 'barbarians'than to base a claim to civilisationon the glory of war OK Okakura Kakuzō — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enemy manipulation of a whole society's information environment is unlikely ever to be decisive in a war, because shaping another society's perceptions is genuinely hard. — tap to centre the map on it Enemy manipulation of a wholesociety's information environment isunlikely ever to be decisive in awar, because shaping anothersociety's perceptions is genuinelyhard. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posturetoward rival great powers canalienate its allies while yieldingno strategic payoff in return. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. — tap to centre the map on it China and Russia have maritimeambitions without understanding whata maritime paradigm actuallyrequires, and neither one has theprerequisites. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw poweris being drawn right now, and Europehas to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago 10 Sept 2025 UL Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre That a pitiless war within each species is a condition of progress is unproved and unconfirmed by direct observation Last stated c. 1902 Holds Peter Kropotkin Read this korrent →