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← The spending standard people strive for is an ideal just beyond their reach, not the average

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 2 Jan 2008 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under attitude change attitude change 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 spending standard people strive for is an ideal just beyond their reach, not the average The spending standard people strive for isan ideal just beyond their reach, not theaverage TV Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. — tap to centre the map on it Living standards are not tightlytied to consumption, so consumingless need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money someone will never spend is not really their own. — tap to centre the map on it Money someone will never spend isnot really their own. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more things are handed to people, the more value will lie in the ability to do difficult things. — tap to centre the map on it The more things are handed topeople, the more value will lie inthe ability to do difficult things. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 KA Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People seem to measure by false standards, seeking power, success and riches while undervaluing what is truly precious in life — tap to centre the map on it People seem to measure by falsestandards, seeking power, successand riches while undervaluing whatis truly precious in life SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation should ask how much life it produces, not how much labour it employs — tap to centre the map on it A nation should ask how much life itproduces, not how much labour itemploys JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: People living far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles cannot fathom. — tap to centre the map on it People living far below their meansenjoy a freedom that people busyupgrading their lifestyles cannotfathom. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: People pursue hobbies largely for value that can't be easily monetized. — tap to centre the map on it People pursue hobbies largely forvalue that can't be easilymonetized. Last stated 9 months ago 30 Jan 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot expect others to care as deeply about the things they care about. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot expect others to careas deeply about the things they careabout. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 DM Dan Meyer — holds since 2026-07-29 — 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 Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The spending standard people strive for is an ideal just beyond their reach, not the average Last stated c. 1899 Holds Thorstein Veblen Read this korrent →