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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The state may not coerce some citizens to aid others, or restrict people for their own good The state may not coerce some citizens toaid others, or restrict people for theirown good RN Robert Nozick — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough — tap to centre the map on it Power over a person against theirwill is rightful only to preventharm to others; their own good isnot enough JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a free state no one can claim help from another or be made to give it — tap to centre the map on it In a free state no one can claimhelp from another or be made to giveit WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: The State's institutions are human expedients, not superior to citizens, and can be bettered — tap to centre the map on it The State's institutions are humanexpedients, not superior tocitizens, and can be bettered RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating people as incapable of governing themselves makes it easier to justify governing them without their consent. — tap to centre the map on it Treating people as incapable ofgoverning themselves makes it easierto justify governing them withouttheir consent. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Armies exist above all to defend governments from their own oppressed subjects — tap to centre the map on it Armies exist above all to defendgovernments from their own oppressedsubjects LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: A community with the power to punish economic offenses may eventually use that power in other realms of life. — tap to centre the map on it A community with the power to punisheconomic offenses may eventually usethat power in other realms of life. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 JD Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 governmentdictate what experiences a personmay have inside their ownconsciousness cannot call itselffree. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Oct 2024 GH Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Membership in a community often requires limiting one's freedoms for the greater good. — tap to centre the map on it Membership in a community oftenrequires limiting one's freedoms forthe greater good. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 PP Priya Parker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression,so its quality must be experienceddirectly and cannot be passed on toothers WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as aloose jumble of barely intelligent,looping processes producing only theillusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousnessarises from experience beingcompressed into a single threadrather than from the brain's fullunderlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago 4 Feb 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — 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 ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby 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: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould 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 severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation 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 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: 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 wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced 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 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The state may not coerce some citizens to aid others, or restrict people for their own good Last stated c. 1974 Holds Robert Nozick Read this korrent →