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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 2 Jan 2008 to 29 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The labour of millions depends on other millions who consume and destroy its products The labour of millions depends on othermillions who consume and destroy itsproducts BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it One may only take as much as one canuse before it spoils; the restbelongs to others JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: As A.I. companies race to rid the world of gainful employment, we face the question of what it would even mean to be human if labor itself becomes obsolete. — tap to centre the map on it As A.I. companies race to rid theworld of gainful employment, we facethe question of what it would evenmean to be human if labor itselfbecomes obsolete. Last stated a week ago 29 Oct 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wildlife collapses from too many people, too much consumption and growth mania — tap to centre the map on it Wildlife collapses from too manypeople, too much consumption andgrowth mania Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jan 2023 PE Paul R. Ehrlich — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Putting young people to work prematurely may be a loss to industry itself, destroying their free labour quality — tap to centre the map on it Putting young people to workprematurely may be a loss toindustry itself, destroying theirfree labour quality JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would be folly to think a few centuries could subdue humanity's inborn cosmic nature to ethical ends — tap to centre the map on it It would be folly to think a fewcenturies could subdue humanity'sinborn cosmic nature to ethical ends TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable. — tap to centre the map on it Rich countries will soon consumeless, willingly or not, becausepresent rates are unsustainable. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Subjecting billions of people to bad tools and bad setup rituals robs the world of progress, and the hours lost are real hours. — tap to centre the map on it Subjecting billions of people to badtools and bad setup rituals robs theworld of progress, and the hourslost are real hours. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The real misfortune is not inequality but dependence on others — tap to centre the map on it The real misfortune is notinequality but dependence on others VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it A capitalist state's collectivisttheory produces the servile state,not collectivism HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements onlow-wage jobs is anti-competitiveand artificially suppresses wages. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries,extraordinary profits from shortagesare eventually competed away assupply responds to the profitincentive, and losses are similarlyself-correcting through reducedsupply. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery — tap to centre the map on it A guarantee that no one suffershardship would mean a return toslavery WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state — tap to centre the map on it Churches are tolerated only oncondition that they preachsubmission to the capitalist state GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Lowering regulatory burden onbusinesses leads to increased wealthfor everyone. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The labour of millions depends on other millions who consume and destroy its products Last stated c. 1714–1733 Holds Bernard Mandeville Read this korrent →