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← We know how to cut consumption; what has been lacking is political will.
17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 2 Jan 2008 to 22 Sept 2026.
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2 Jan 2008
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable. — tap to centre the map on it Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable. Last stated 19 years ago
2 Jan 2008
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. — tap to centre the map on it Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right — tap to centre the map on it Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-04-05 — tap for who they are
MY
Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good product work alone does not carry the day; politics are in the fabric of every company. — tap to centre the map on it Good product work alone does not carry the day; politics are in the fabric of every company. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
MC
Marty Cagan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world's consumption problems can be solved if we choose to. — tap to centre the map on it The world's consumption problems can be solved if we choose to. Last stated 19 years ago
2 Jan 2008
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — 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 tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less 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: The great mistake of recent decades was forgetting that inflation built the last political order, and underestimating what its return would do to this one. — tap to centre the map on it The great mistake of recent decades was forgetting that inflation built the last political order, and underestimating what its return would do to this one. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
JB
Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made 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 Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Mar 2026
TG
Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated 3 weeks 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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
We know how to cut consumption; what has been lacking is political will.
Holds Read this korrent →
Rich countries will soon consume less, willingly or not, because present rates are unsustainable.
Holds
Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
Holds
Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow.
Holds
Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right
Holds
Good product work alone does not carry the day; politics are in the fabric of every company.
Holds
The world's consumption problems can be solved if we choose to.
Holds
Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice.
Holds
The great mistake of recent decades was forgetting that inflation built the last political order, and underestimating what its return would do to this one.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds
A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress.
Holds
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.
Holds
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Holds
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Holds