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← The richest are still the idlest, and those who do the hardest work are the worst rewarded

16 connected korrents · 10 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 28 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under interest rates interest rates Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The richest are still the idlest, and those who do the hardest work are the worst rewarded The richest are still the idlest, andthose who do the hardest work are theworst rewarded WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Provided it is not excessive, even the dullest work is probably less painful to most people than idleness — tap to centre the map on it Provided it is not excessive, eventhe dullest work is probably lesspainful to most people than idleness BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The modern workman works harder than the feudal serf, lives little better, and produces far more luxury for his master — tap to centre the map on it The modern workman works harder thanthe feudal serf, lives littlebetter, and produces far more luxuryfor his master WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich are as boring as the ways they made their money. — tap to centre the map on it The rich are as boring as the waysthey made their money. Last stated 4 days ago 28 Oct 2026 GS Gary Shteyngart — holds since 2026-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Low-wage workers sacrifice their own lives so that everyone else's are cheaper and easier — tap to centre the map on it Low-wage workers sacrifice their ownlives so that everyone else's arecheaper and easier BE Barbara Ehrenreich — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ranking people costs something every time: the top become more arrogant, the bottom more indignant, and the rankers more callous. — tap to centre the map on it Ranking people costs something everytime: the top become more arrogant,the bottom more indignant, and therankers more callous. Last stated 3 years ago 16 May 2023 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-05-16 — 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: Making it hard for people to start and run businesses, and constantly getting in their way, makes everyone poorer. — tap to centre the map on it Making it hard for people to startand run businesses, and constantlygetting in their way, makes everyonepoorer. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — 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 company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer barshould be set against the bestcompanies in the industry ratherthan against its own history, whichis what makes title inflation a realcost. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adjusted for inflation, far more American families are now high-income and far fewer are low-income than in 1967. — tap to centre the map on it Adjusted for inflation, far moreAmerican families are nowhigh-income and far fewer arelow-income than in 1967. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Sept 2026 JH Jeremy Horpedahl — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI's effect on inflation is disinflationary over five to ten years but inflationary over the coming year because of chip shortages. — tap to centre the map on it AI's effect on inflation isdisinflationary over five to tenyears but inflationary over thecoming year because of chipshortages. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bank should be managed against the fat tails it can imagine, not against the stress test its regulator hands it. — tap to centre the map on it A bank should be managed against thefat tails it can imagine, notagainst the stress test itsregulator hands it. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — 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 central bank can stop giving forward guidance without abandoning accountability for explaining its decisions. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can stop givingforward guidance without abandoningaccountability for explaining itsdecisions. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The richest are still the idlest, and those who do the hardest work are the worst rewarded Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →