korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person…

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 18 Dec 1790 to 28 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under stock market stock market Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. Wealth can be created rather than being afixed amount, so one person doing welldoes not always come at someone else’sexpense. Last stated 3 years ago by 10 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it Contentment with what one has doesnot require great wealth — somebillionaires lack it while manyordinary people never lose it. Last stated a month ago 28 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wealth is defined by assets that continuously generate money, not by how much money is saved. — tap to centre the map on it Wealth is defined by assets thatcontinuously generate money, not byhow much money is saved. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Jun 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wealth can lead to isolation if not managed carefully — tap to centre the map on it Wealth can lead to isolation if notmanaged carefully Last stated a week ago 28 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no objective level of wealth: how rich you are is always a judgement made against someone else. — tap to centre the map on it There is no objective level ofwealth: how rich you are is always ajudgement made against someone else. Last stated 3 years ago 31 Jan 2024 MH Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The wealthy often take great risks to make money but seem risk-averse in giving it away — tap to centre the map on it The wealthy often take great risksto make money but seem risk-aversein giving it away Last stated a year ago 11 Sept 2025 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2025-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wealth is what you have divided by what you want, so the reliable way to become wealthier is to want less. — tap to centre the map on it Wealth is what you have divided bywhat you want, so the reliable wayto become wealthier is to want less. Last stated 2 years ago 27 Sept 2024 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Lowering regulatory burden onbusinesses leads to increased wealthfor everyone. Last stated a week ago 26 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes fromits productivity, not from thefinancial system or stock market. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified throughfungibility of alternatives, notmerely through lower price. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of productionis divided among many independentpeople does nobody have completepower over us FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners — tap to centre the map on it Private property is the mostimportant guarantee of freedom, forowners and scarcely less fornon-owners FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired — tap to centre the map on it The only rightful security ofproperty is the right to enjoy andbequeath what one's own talents andindustry acquired Last stated 236 years ago 18 Dec 1790 MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot becentrally planned, because planningremoves the price signal thatcarries information about demand. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements onlow-wage jobs is anti-competitiveand artificially suppresses wages. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries,extraordinary profits from shortagesare eventually competed away assupply responds to the profitincentive, and losses are similarlyself-correcting through reducedsupply. Last stated a year ago 5 Sept 2025 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1790 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. Last stated by 10 May 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Nabeel S. Qureshi Read this korrent →