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← Where only supply and demand rule, those who get rich are generally covetous, unimaginative and insensitive

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 3 Dec 2017 to 9 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under education education Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Where only supply and demand rule, those who get rich are generally covetous, unimaginative and insensitive Where only supply and demand rule, thosewho get rich are generally covetous,unimaginative and insensitive JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich and powerful are happy only to the degree that others are deprived — tap to centre the map on it The rich and powerful are happy onlyto the degree that others aredeprived JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prince who can do as he pleases is a madman, and an unrestrained people is never wise — tap to centre the map on it A prince who can do as he pleases isa madman, and an unrestrained peopleis never wise NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever is satisfied with their lot is rich — tap to centre the map on it Whoever is satisfied with their lotis rich LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who can afford to be less sensitive to risk is probably either irrational or privileged. — tap to centre the map on it Someone who can afford to be lesssensitive to risk is probably eitherirrational or privileged. Last stated 6 years ago 15 Jun 2020 AA Amanda Askell — holds since 2020-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone can become wealthy; it is merely a question of education and desire. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone can become wealthy; it ismerely a question of education anddesire. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Dec 2019 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being content with little is a great good, and those who least need luxury enjoy it most — tap to centre the map on it Being content with little is a greatgood, and those who least needluxury enjoy it most EP Epicurus — holds since c. 341–270 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it — tap to centre the map on it Driven by incentives, a decentperson drifts into immoral behaviorto get what he wants andrationalizes it CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property wins people the respect that should be due only to talent and virtue — tap to centre the map on it Property wins people the respectthat should be due only to talentand virtue MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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