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8 connected korrents · 10 moments on record from 14 Mar 2023 to 20 Aug 2026.
Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A genuinely original thought is nearly impossible, because everyone is born into traditions of thinking that most people never notice, let alone question. A genuinely original thought is nearly impossible, because everyone is born into traditions of thinking that most people never notice, let alone question. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. — tap to centre the map on it Wondering whether your product will ever be a thing is a dangerous thought, because there is no point at which you would stop second-guessing yourself. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. — tap to centre the map on it A thought that was never captured was never uploaded, so AI has never seen it, and that is where humans remain unique. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. — tap to centre the map on it A work does not have to be unlike everything before it to be worth making; what makes it new is that this particular person made it. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
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Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building an AI that embodies a real person is a much harder problem than inventing a new AI character from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Building an AI that embodies a real person is a much harder problem than inventing a new AI character from scratch. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought does not fit inside a sound wave, so most of what a person means is lost before it reaches anybody else. — tap to centre the map on it A thought does not fit inside a sound wave, so most of what a person means is lost before it reaches anybody else. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Mar 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — 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 and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every paradigm-shifting idea began as heresy, so outlandish ideas have to be kept on the table. — tap to centre the map on it Every paradigm-shifting idea began as heresy, so outlandish ideas have to be kept on the table. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are