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← The benefits of society depend on how complex a code people will uphold, not on freedom from one

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under government government Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The benefits of society depend on how complex a code people will uphold, not on freedom from one The benefits of society depend on howcomplex a code people will uphold, not onfreedom from one GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them — tap to centre the map on it People enter society to secure theirnatural rights, not to lose them TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are Same subject: Legal rights matter, but being prepared to exercise them matters far more — tap to centre the map on it Legal rights matter, but beingprepared to exercise them mattersfar more Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, butgovernment is at best a necessaryevil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: In bioengineering humans, societies that go slowly and safely will have the advantage, unlike in AI where an arms race is almost inevitable — tap to centre the map on it In bioengineering humans, societiesthat go slowly and safely will havethe advantage, unlike in AI where anarms race is almost inevitable Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Named function arguments' readability advantage for humans is even stronger for AI coding agents reading code. — tap to centre the map on it Named function arguments'readability advantage for humans iseven stronger for AI coding agentsreading code. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear of AI's risks leads some people to argue for trading a lot of liberty for safety, and that argument tends to end up justifying power-seeking. — tap to centre the map on it Fear of AI's risks leads some peopleto argue for trading a lot ofliberty for safety, and thatargument tends to end up justifyingpower-seeking. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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 Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 Read this korrent →