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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 10 May 1893 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The rich, seeking only their own ends, are led to share necessities nearly as an equal division would The rich, seeking only their own ends, areled to share necessities nearly as anequal division would AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every civilized country has, or could have, plenty for all, and sharing existing wealth fairly would make everyone comparatively comfortable — tap to centre the map on it Every civilized country has, orcould have, plenty for all, andsharing existing wealth fairly wouldmake everyone comparativelycomfortable WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: By agreeing to use money, people have tacitly consented to an unequal possession of the earth — tap to centre the map on it By agreeing to use money, peoplehave tacitly consented to an unequalpossession of the earth JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Whether a more equal distribution ofwealth is attainable is uncertain;if it is not, Providence is cruel Last stated 133 years ago 10 May 1893 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1893-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society — tap to centre the map on it Whoever accumulates beyond whattheir own hands produce owes part ofit back to society TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost all inequality comes from the growth of our faculties and is fixed by property and laws — tap to centre the map on it Almost all inequality comes from thegrowth of our faculties and is fixedby property and laws JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — 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: Deference to the rich and powerful comes more from admiring them than from hoping to benefit — tap to centre the map on it Deference to the rich and powerfulcomes more from admiring them thanfrom hoping to benefit AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's war effort improves when scarce resources flow to its most effective units rather than being spread evenly across all of them. — tap to centre the map on it A country's war effort improves whenscarce resources flow to its mosteffective units rather than beingspread evenly across all of them. Last stated 4 months ago 10 Jul 2026 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI is unlikely. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI is unlikely. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 JH John Horgan — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption that makes no one safer. — tap to centre the map on it A border wall through Big Bend wouldbe a monument to corruption thatmakes no one safer. Last stated 4 months ago 13 Jul 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person asks neither what the country can do for them nor what they can do for the country — tap to centre the map on it A free person asks neither what thecountry can do for them nor whatthey can do for the country MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A policy of freedom for the individual is still the only truly progressive policy, as in the nineteenth century — tap to centre the map on it A policy of freedom for theindividual is still the only trulyprogressive policy, as in thenineteenth century FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: An alliance with abundance liberals is likely a more promising political strategy for libertarians than a revival of fusionism in the short to medium term. — tap to centre the map on it An alliance with abundance liberalsis likely a more promising politicalstrategy for libertarians than arevival of fusionism in the short tomedium term. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 IS Ilya Somin — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The rich, seeking only their own ends, are led to share necessities nearly as an equal division would Last stated c. 1759–1777 Holds Adam Smith Read this korrent →