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← The aim of accumulating wealth is to rank high in financial strength against the rest of the community

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 27 May 2015 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under government government Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under investing investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The aim of accumulating wealth is to rank high in financial strength against the rest of the community The aim of accumulating wealth is to rankhigh in financial strength against therest of the community TV Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property will be secure when one person's wealth visibly benefits the general mass — tap to centre the map on it Property will be secure when oneperson's wealth visibly benefits thegeneral mass TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth. — tap to centre the map on it Possession of great wealth andauthority engenders an instinct forthe violent defense of that wealth. Last stated 6 months ago 7 May 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no objective level of wealth: how rich you are is always a judgement made against someone else. — tap to centre the map on it There is no objective level ofwealth: how rich you are is always ajudgement made against someone else. Last stated 3 years ago 31 Jan 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deference to the rich and powerful comes more from admiring them than from hoping to benefit — tap to centre the map on it Deference to the rich and powerfulcomes more from admiring them thanfrom hoping to benefit AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competing hard for wealth is fair, but knocking down a rival is a violation of fair play — tap to centre the map on it Competing hard for wealth is fair,but knocking down a rival is aviolation of fair play AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody should take on aconcentrated, illiquid asset that iscorrelated with their main source ofincome, because that same risk iswhy outsized rewards exist in thefirst place. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The weight of the largest US companies in the index matches their share of the earnings, so the concentration is justified. — tap to centre the map on it The weight of the largest UScompanies in the index matches theirshare of the earnings, so theconcentration is justified. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 BC Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is an unsatiating reason to want wealth that has nothing to do with greed: a classical utilitarian wants resources in order to create new happy beings. — tap to centre the map on it There is an unsatiating reason towant wealth that has nothing to dowith greed: a classical utilitarianwants resources in order to createnew happy beings. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Career is a means for maximizingutility rather than an end initself. Last stated a year ago 2 Oct 2025 AP Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbingpeople in permitted pleasures, whichmay enervate rather than corrupt thesoul AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The aim of accumulating wealth is to rank high in financial strength against the rest of the community Last stated c. 1899 Holds Thorstein Veblen Read this korrent →