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← The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 16 Sept 2001 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Cannot both be trueSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. The great task for libertarians is toescape politics in all its forms, ratherthan to win within it. Last stated 18 years ago 13 Apr 2009 PT Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are Cannot both be true: Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other. — tap to centre the map on it Technology cannot let people escapepolitics, because politics arisesfrom the existence of people whodisagree with each other. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Markets only respond to immediate, severe harm, not gradual or delayed harms from industries left to regulate themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Markets only respond to immediate,severe harm, not gradual or delayedharms from industries left toregulate themselves. Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 JB Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: After September 11, the politics of democracy was replaced by grief management; people may grieve together but should not be stupid together — tap to centre the map on it After September 11, the politics ofdemocracy was replaced by griefmanagement; people may grievetogether but should not be stupidtogether Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Partisan gerrymandering is bad for democracy: it insulates politicians from voters and pushes politics to the extremes — tap to centre the map on it Partisan gerrymandering is bad fordemocracy: it insulates politiciansfrom voters and pushes politics tothe extremes Last stated 7 years ago 9 Sept 2019 AS Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2019-09-09 — 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 healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages withprotesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago 9 Feb 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will structurally advance human health and reduce poverty, but there is no strong reason to expect it to structurally advance democracy or peace. — tap to centre the map on it AI will structurally advance humanhealth and reduce poverty, but thereis no strong reason to expect it tostructurally advance democracy orpeace. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Answering Trump's gerrymandering with a Democratic gerrymander in California means becoming Trump — tap to centre the map on it Answering Trump's gerrymanderingwith a Democratic gerrymander inCalifornia means becoming Trump Last stated a year ago 15 Sept 2025 AS Arnold Schwarzenegger — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — 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 theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users toinstall any software Last stated 3 years ago 26 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fundamental threat to freedom is the power to coerce, whether held by a monarch, dictator, oligarchy or momentary majority — tap to centre the map on it The fundamental threat to freedom isthe power to coerce, whether held bya monarch, dictator, oligarchy ormomentary majority MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — 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 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 2 months 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
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At the centre The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 18 years ago Holds Peter Thiel Read this korrent →