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← Unless all men and classes contribute to a good, we cannot be sure it is worth having

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 9 Mar 1776 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under government government Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Unless all men and classes contribute to a good, we cannot be sure it is worth having Unless all men and classes contribute to agood, we cannot be sure it is worth having JA Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it One may only take as much as one canuse before it spoils; the restbelongs to others JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it No society can flourish when most ofits members are poor, and those whofeed and house everyone deserve tobe decently fed and housed Last stated 251 years ago 9 Mar 1776 AS Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that no single person cangive us everything we want. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — 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: No form of society could prevent constant misery for many, or for everyone if all were equal — tap to centre the map on it No form of society could preventconstant misery for many, or foreveryone if all were equal TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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 broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Unless all men and classes contribute to a good, we cannot be sure it is worth having Last stated c. 1902 Holds Jane Addams Read this korrent →