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Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under war war Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A counterintuitive solution can be super effective. A counterintuitive solution can be supereffective. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The counterintuitive right response for Israel in Gaza is the most conspicuous acts of kindness possible, because the attack was designed to provoke the most aggressive response it could. — tap to centre the map on it The counterintuitive right responsefor Israel in Gaza is the mostconspicuous acts of kindnesspossible, because the attack wasdesigned to provoke the mostaggressive response it could. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The cheapest way to deal with complexity is not to invent something to manage it but to avoid it with a cleverer plan. — tap to centre the map on it The cheapest way to deal withcomplexity is not to inventsomething to manage it but to avoidit with a cleverer plan. Last stated 9 years ago 9 Feb 2018 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2018-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Simple, straightforward solutions can also be elegant, though not every elegant solution is straightforward. — tap to centre the map on it Simple, straightforward solutionscan also be elegant, though notevery elegant solution isstraightforward. Last stated 11 years ago 22 Oct 2015 TB Thorsten Ball — holds since 2015-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can be obviously good andobviously ridiculous at the sametime; being grounded in a real userproblem is what carries it through. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding things to a product is not the goal and is not what makes it more useful to more people. — tap to centre the map on it Adding things to a product is notthe goal and is not what makes itmore useful to more people. Last stated 3 weeks ago 8 Sept 2026 RU Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: On P versus NP, the evidence leans towards no, and the problem is unusual in how many approaches have been proven not to work. — tap to centre the map on it On P versus NP, the evidence leanstowards no, and the problem isunusual in how many approaches havebeen proven not to work. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A two-state solution is no longer possible; that boat has sailed. — tap to centre the map on it A two-state solution is no longerpossible; that boat has sailed. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Nov 2023 JM John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: If everyone does only a little to help solve a big problem, the collective result will still be only a little. — tap to centre the map on it If everyone does only a little tohelp solve a big problem, thecollective result will still be onlya little. Last stated 18 years ago 3 Nov 2008 DM David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked itout by trial and error" is never thereal story of an invention: oncloser investigation, identifiablepeople always turn out to beresponsible. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Oct 2023 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not thesame as a capability being absorbed:how fast a technology changes theworld is not set by how fast thetechnology improves. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Jul 2026 RT Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industrywould be a good thing, not a badone. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 RS Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a givenskill tends to arrive as a suddenphase change rather than as steadyimprovement. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 JC Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not fundamentally different from other software products. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not fundamentally differentfrom other software products. Last stated a week ago 25 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of one researcherwould hit diminishing returnsquickly, because what research needsis people who think differently. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Nov 2025 IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Digital biology is about to have its ChatGPT moment, on the back of multimodality, long context and synthetic data generation. — tap to centre the map on it Digital biology is about to have itsChatGPT moment, on the back ofmultimodality, long context andsynthetic data generation. Last stated 9 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Drug discovery has become less efficient over time despite continued technological progress. — tap to centre the map on it Drug discovery has become lessefficient over time despitecontinued technological progress. Last stated 8 months ago 18 Jan 2026 EH Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
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