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← When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 18 Dec 1790 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under libertarianism libertarianism Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place When the public interferes with purelypersonal conduct, it is likely tointerfere wrongly and in the wrong place JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: In political affairs, cases where secret voting is better than public are the exception — tap to centre the map on it In political affairs, cases wheresecret voting is better than publicare the exception JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money and people are fundamentally at odds. — tap to centre the map on it Money and people are fundamentallyat odds. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 DR Douglas Rushkoff — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The general will is always right and aims at the public good, but the people's deliberations are not always equally correct — tap to centre the map on it The general will is always right andaims at the public good, but thepeople's deliberations are notalways equally correct JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: Right reason requires opposing unnecessary mass processions and meetings that risk disorder — tap to centre the map on it Right reason requires opposingunnecessary mass processions andmeetings that risk disorder MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough — tap to centre the map on it Power over a person against theirwill is rightful only to preventharm to others; their own good isnot enough JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: The burden of proof for banning an activity should fall on the person proposing the ban, not on those opposing it. — tap to centre the map on it The burden of proof for banning anactivity should fall on the personproposing the ban, not on thoseopposing it. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 PB Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Depending on exposure, one can be extremely wrong and be fine, or slightly wrong and blow up — tap to centre the map on it Depending on exposure, one can beextremely wrong and be fine, orslightly wrong and blow up Last stated 18 years ago 14 Sept 2008 NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — 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 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: Small, reversible, learnable decisions between equally informed sides should be left to people, with no paternalism — tap to centre the map on it Small, reversible, learnabledecisions between equally informedsides should be left to people, withno paternalism Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 DA Dan Ariely — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society works against the independence of each of its members — tap to centre the map on it Society works against theindependence of each of its members RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it "AI" systems are being used todistance the responsible humans fromthe impacts of their decisions. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 2026 AT Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
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At the centre When the public interferes with purely personal conduct, it is likely to interfere wrongly and in the wrong place Last stated c. 1859 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →