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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 24 Jul 2020 to 19 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master The modern workman works harder than thefeudal serf, lives little better, andproduces far more luxury for his master WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: The "lazy peasant" is a slander of the leisured classes: pre-modern farmers stopped short of maximum effort because their priorities were not served by more of it. — tap to centre the map on it The "lazy peasant" is a slander ofthe leisured classes: pre-modernfarmers stopped short of maximumeffort because their priorities werenot served by more of it. Last stated 6 years ago 24 Jul 2020 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Despite a hundredfold rise in productive power, the civilised poor live worse than the Innuit — tap to centre the map on it Despite a hundredfold rise inproductive power, the civilised poorlive worse than the Innuit JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: The richest are still the idlest, and those who do the hardest work are the worst rewarded — tap to centre the map on it The richest are still the idlest,and those who do the hardest workare the worst rewarded WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: All the advantages of the rich over the poor rest on flogging, imprisonment and murder — tap to centre the map on it All the advantages of the rich overthe poor rest on flogging,imprisonment and murder LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progress whose added wealth only builds great fortunes is not real and cannot last — tap to centre the map on it Progress whose added wealth onlybuilds great fortunes is not realand cannot last HG Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are Same subject: A merchant who enriches the country is more useful to a nation than a fashionable lord who fawns at court — tap to centre the map on it A merchant who enriches the countryis more useful to a nation than afashionable lord who fawns at court VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: As people grow more civilized, rewarding good work is far better than punishing bad work — tap to centre the map on it As people grow more civilized,rewarding good work is far betterthan punishing bad work BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →