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← The goal is to free people not from control but from certain kinds of control
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B. F. Skinner — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The goal is to get people not to be good but to behave well — tap to centre the map on it The goal is to get people not to be good but to behave well
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B. F. Skinner — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans need struggle and tension — tap to centre the map on it Humans need struggle and tension Last stated 3 years ago
24 Dec 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-12-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There can be no real freedom or democracy until workers control the management of their business — tap to centre the map on it There can be no real freedom or democracy until workers control the management of their business
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Punishing people who fell into crime for want of a livelihood is entrapping them — tap to centre the map on it Punishing people who fell into crime for want of a livelihood is entrapping them
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Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great humanistic and historical task of the oppressed is to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well — tap to centre the map on it The great humanistic and historical task of the oppressed is to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well
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Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people — tap to centre the map on it The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people
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Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
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Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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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 would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
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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 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state. — tap to centre the map on it Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are