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← The history of progress is people being unblocked from the things they are trying to do.
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 27 Feb 1860 to 23 Oct 2026.
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25 Apr 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of every society so far has been a history of class struggles — tap to centre the map on it The history of every society so far has been a history of class struggles
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Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of computing is a history of advancing the language and the interface. — tap to centre the map on it The history of computing is a history of advancing the language and the interface. Last stated 9 months ago
5 Feb 2026
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Alistair Croll — holds since 2026-02-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. — tap to centre the map on it Treating history as a march of progress makes whole eras and regions disappear, dismissed for having failed to advance it. Last stated 10 years ago
4 Jan 2017
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2017-01-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of what humans have accomplished is at bottom the history of great men — tap to centre the map on it The history of what humans have accomplished is at bottom the history of great men
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Thomas Carlyle — holds since c. 1840–1841 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progress means getting nearer where you want to be, so after a wrong turning going forward brings you no nearer — tap to centre the map on it Progress means getting nearer where you want to be, so after a wrong turning going forward brings you no nearer
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C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1941–1952 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal. — tap to centre the map on it For the whole of human history the bottleneck on progress has been getting a group of smart people together around a shared goal. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The history of programming can be read as a series of improvements in programmer productivity and in who counts as a programmer. — tap to centre the map on it The history of programming can be read as a series of improvements in programmer productivity and in who counts as a programmer. Last stated 3 years ago
14 May 2023
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John Graham-Cumming — holds since 2023-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience — tap to centre the map on it We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience Last stated 167 years ago
27 Feb 1860
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Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are
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Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated 2 months ago
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary
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William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. Last stated 2 months ago
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Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. Last stated a year ago
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Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. Last stated a month ago
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
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Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are