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Read this korrent: The only freedom worth the name is pursuing our own good our own way without hindering others
The only freedom worth the name is pursuing our own good our own way without hindering others
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
PF
Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Doing less and doing it better is worth pursuing as an end in itself, because a life with both freedom and focus is a life well lived. — tap to centre the map on it
Doing less and doing it better is worth pursuing as an end in itself, because a life with both freedom and focus is a life well lived.
Last stated 16 years ago
27 Aug 2010
CN
Cal Newport — holds since 2010-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it
Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most
EP
Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. — tap to centre the map on it
A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning — tap to centre the map on it
Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning
Last stated a year ago
29 Jun 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bad people need only that good people look on and do nothing; someone who lets wrong be done in their name without protest is not good — tap to centre the map on it
Bad people need only that good people look on and do nothing; someone who lets wrong be done in their name without protest is not good
Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
LS
L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by 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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should 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 conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the 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: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 2 years ago
14 Apr 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Apr 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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The only freedom worth the name is pursuing our own good our own way without hindering others
Last stated c. 1859
Holds John Stuart Mill
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Similar wording
Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly
Last stated c. 1968
Holds Paulo Freire
Similar wording
Doing less and doing it better is worth pursuing as an end in itself, because a life with both freedom and focus is a life well lived.
Last stated 27 Aug 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Cal Newport
Similar wording
Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most
Last stated c. 341–270 BCE
Holds Epicurus
Similar wording
A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Similar wording
Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning
Last stated 29 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Bad people need only that good people look on and do nothing; someone who lets wrong be done in their name without protest is not good
Last stated 1 Feb 1867 · 160 years ago
Holds John Stuart Mill
Similar wording
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Similar wording
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
Last stated c. 1733
Holds Voltaire
Same subject: democracy
A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Same subject: democracy
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.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: democracy
A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
Last stated c. 2024–2025
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: public debt
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.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: public debt
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Last stated 14 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds John H. Cochrane
Same subject: public debt
During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: politics
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Last stated 9 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Noah Smith