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← Trying to change the present system piecemeal underrates how strongly it grinds people into their places

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 31 Jan 1890 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Trying to change the present system piecemeal underrates how strongly it grinds people into their places Trying to change the present systempiecemeal underrates how strongly itgrinds people into their places WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans are hard-wired to be of weak principles and strong tribal allegiance — tap to centre the map on it Humans are hard-wired to be of weakprinciples and strong tribalallegiance Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. — tap to centre the map on it It is not easy to change thedirection of a political system, andidealistic reform plans usually donot work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is better for a government to keep pace with a people's desires than to give way before them later — tap to centre the map on it It is better for a government tokeep pace with a people's desiresthan to give way before them later Last stated 137 years ago 31 Jan 1890 JR José Rizal — holds since 1890-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making a change within a complex system tends to produce unforeseen and unintended consequences. — tap to centre the map on it Making a change within a complexsystem tends to produce unforeseenand unintended consequences. Last stated 4 years ago 30 May 2022 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2022-05-30 — 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: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. — tap to centre the map on it Counting every being that cansuffer, and applying consistentmoral weights, yields conclusionsits own defenders find uncomfortableand cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Feb 2022 HK Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Changing people's habits and behaviour is much harder than technologists realise. — tap to centre the map on it Changing people's habits andbehaviour is much harder thantechnologists realise. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 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 Same subject: Computers should allow users to install any software — tap to centre the map on it Computers should allow users toinstall any software Last stated 3 years ago 26 Jan 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Trying to change the present system piecemeal underrates how strongly it grinds people into their places Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →