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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 28 Dec 2019 to 14 Oct 2026.
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William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. — tap to centre the map on it The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capitalism cannot ensure that profits are gained or distributed fairly — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism cannot ensure that profits are gained or distributed fairly
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs. — tap to centre the map on it You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs. 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: Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. — tap to centre the map on it Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense. Last stated 3 years ago
by 10 May 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers. — tap to centre the map on it Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers. Last stated 5 years ago
5 Feb 2022
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Zed Shaw — holds since 2022-02-05 — 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 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. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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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, 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. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
At the centre
A fortune made by legitimate industry does not exploit the employees who helped make it
Last stated c. 1883
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The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers.
Holds
Capitalism cannot ensure that profits are gained or distributed fairly
Last stated c. 2011–2015
Holds
You probably cannot create wealth through work for a wage, because your inputs are tied too closely to your outputs.
Holds
Wealth can be created rather than being a fixed amount, so one person doing well does not always come at someone else’s expense.
Holds
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds
A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market.
Holds
Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place.
Holds
Large, wealthy companies use social manipulation and the guise of supporting open source to obtain free labor from developers.
Holds
"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.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds