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← The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi occupies the same conceptual space that beauty does in Ancient Greek thought.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 22 May 1905 to 4 Nov 2026.

Everything filed under Japan Japan Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under permitting permitting Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi occupies the same conceptual space that beauty does in Ancient Greek thought. The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi occupiesthe same conceptual space that beauty doesin Ancient Greek thought. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 AS Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country is primarily for its native people — tap to centre the map on it A country is primarily for itsnative people Last stated a year ago 15 Sept 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in itschipmaker is ordinary infrastructurepolicy — Taiwan, Japan and Singaporeall did it. Last stated 5 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. — tap to centre the map on it American shipyards are unproductiverather than expensive: their workersare paid about what Korean andJapanese shipyard workers are paid. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: China looks more like Japan than it did 10 or 5 years ago. — tap to centre the map on it China looks more like Japan than itdid 10 or 5 years ago. Last stated yesterday 4 Nov 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chinese pop culture will not experience an absolute flowering like 90s Japan because CCP censorship makes it boring — tap to centre the map on it Chinese pop culture will notexperience an absolute floweringlike 90s Japan because CCPcensorship makes it boring Last stated a month ago 5 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chivalry is as native to Japan as the cherry blossom and is still a living moral force there — tap to centre the map on it Chivalry is as native to Japan asthe cherry blossom and is still aliving moral force there Last stated 121 years ago 22 May 1905 NI Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial shipbuilding keeps movingto whichever country has thecheapest labour, and America hasnever been that country. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Sept 2024 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Europe should likely overhaul immigration to allow very easy inflow from countries whose prior immigrants show low crime rates and nearly ban inflow from high-crime ones. — tap to centre the map on it Europe should likely overhaulimmigration to allow very easyinflow from countries whose priorimmigrants show low crime rates andnearly ban inflow from high-crimeones. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A movement of lawyers in defense of social, labor, and rights movements will become increasingly necessary in Portugal. — tap to centre the map on it A movement of lawyers in defense ofsocial, labor, and rights movementswill become increasingly necessaryin Portugal. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RV Raquel Varela — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bipartisan permitting deal can work because both parties are ruthlessly pursuing their own policy incentives. — tap to centre the map on it A bipartisan permitting deal canwork because both parties areruthlessly pursuing their own policyincentives. Last stated a month ago 30 Sept 2026 LD Liam Donovan — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A healthy attitude may be to assume a rule had a reason but default to removing it, since situations might change. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy attitude may be to assumea rule had a reason but default toremoving it, since situations mightchange. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 AR Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long, drawn-out planning process can sometimes produce a good outcome, as it did at the Custom House. — tap to centre the map on it A long, drawn-out planning processcan sometimes produce a goodoutcome, as it did at the CustomHouse. Last stated 10 months ago 13 Jan 2026 CS Charles Saumarez Smith — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi occupies the same conceptual space that beauty does in Ancient Greek thought. Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Anthony Sculimbrene Read this korrent →