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← Wealth is not a zero-sum game, but political power is.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 28 Dec 2019 to 30 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Wealth is not a zero-sum game, but political power is.
Wealth is not a zero-sum game, but political power is.
Last stated 2 days ago
30 Oct 2026
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Robert Reich — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wealth is a positive-sum game: one person having a house does not stop anyone else from having one. — tap to centre the map on it
Wealth is a positive-sum game: one person having a house does not stop anyone else from having one.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The distribution of wealth has always been political and cannot be reduced to economic mechanisms — tap to centre the map on it
The distribution of wealth has always been political and cannot be reduced to economic mechanisms
TP
Thomas Piketty — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The structure of power in American politics often cleaves along lines that have nothing to do with being a billionaire. — tap to centre the map on it
The structure of power in American politics often cleaves along lines that have nothing to do with being a billionaire.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Jerusalem Demsas — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All the wealth in civilisation was created, and calling it stolen is a zero-sum status game. — tap to centre the map on it
All the wealth in civilisation was created, and calling it stolen is a zero-sum status game.
Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Games should not be measured against any outside yardstick — not purpose, not pleasure, not politics. — tap to centre the map on it
Games should not be measured against any outside yardstick — not purpose, not pleasure, not politics.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
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Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is nothing wrong with people playing political games or with seducers and con artists; it is just reality — tap to centre the map on it
There is nothing wrong with people playing political games or with seducers and con artists; it is just reality
RG
Robert Greene — holds since c. 2010 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Riches are relative and have power only through other people's lack — tap to centre the map on it
Riches are relative and have power only through other people's lack
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John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — 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 of wealth: how rich you are is always a judgement made against someone else.
Last stated 3 years ago
31 Jan 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-01-31 — 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America'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 is more likely to raise prices than lower 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 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
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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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
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — 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 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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it
A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
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