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← Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose Where equality is lasting, greatrevolutions will be harder and rarer thanpeople suppose AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democratic peoples love equality more than freedom, and will demand it even in servitude — tap to centre the map on it Democratic peoples love equalitymore than freedom, and will demandit even in servitude AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern revolutions are characterized by a desire to regain control over one's life and encompass social, democratic, ecological, and individual liberty issues. — tap to centre the map on it Modern revolutions are characterizedby a desire to regain control overone's life and encompass social,democratic, ecological, andindividual liberty issues. Last stated 5 years ago 2 May 2022 JM Jean-Luc Mélenchon — holds since 2022-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality cannot be stopped, but whether it leads to freedom or servitude depends on each nation — tap to centre the map on it Equality cannot be stopped, butwhether it leads to freedom orservitude depends on each nation AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is not easy to change the direction of a political system, and idealistic reform plans usually do not work out as neatly as hoped. — tap to centre the map on it It is not easy to change thedirection of a political system, andidealistic reform plans usually donot work out as neatly as hoped. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RA Russ Allbery — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inevitable social revolution lies ahead that will end mastery and bring the triumph of fellowship — tap to centre the map on it An inevitable social revolution liesahead that will end mastery andbring the triumph of fellowship WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberal democracy cannot survive on equal recognition alone; it needs the desire to be greater — tap to centre the map on it Liberal democracy cannot survive onequal recognition alone; it needsthe desire to be greater FF Francis Fukuyama — holds since c. 1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A revolution that seizes property will inevitably paralyse exchange and production — tap to centre the map on it A revolution that seizes propertywill inevitably paralyse exchangeand production PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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
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At the centre Where equality is lasting, great revolutions will be harder and rarer than people suppose Last stated c. 1840 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →