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30 Sept 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A platform has little incentive to treat its users well when leaving it means losing something they can't take with them. — tap to centre the map on it A platform has little incentive to treat its users well when leaving it means losing something they can't take with them. Last stated a year ago
26 Sept 2025
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Dan Abramov — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The market works as it should when people vote with their feet — tap to centre the map on it The market works as it should when people vote with their feet Last stated 4 years ago
28 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Platforms die in a three-stage cycle: first they are good to users, then they abuse users on behalf of business customers, then they abuse everyone to claw the value back for themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Platforms die in a three-stage cycle: first they are good to users, then they abuse users on behalf of business customers, then they abuse everyone to claw the value back for themselves. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Jan 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. — tap to centre the map on it Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. Last stated 7 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People stay on a platform they have come to dislike because leaving requires everyone they care about to agree to leave at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it People stay on a platform they have come to dislike because leaving requires everyone they care about to agree to leave at the same time. Last stated 3 years ago
30 Jan 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2024-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. — tap to centre the map on it No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach Last stated 20 years ago
23 May 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. — tap to centre the map on it A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Aug 2024
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Mike Masnick — holds since 2024-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A robust notion of free speech must include confidence that one will not lose their job or suffer social ostracism for offending others. — tap to centre the map on it A robust notion of free speech must include confidence that one will not lose their job or suffer social ostracism for offending others. Last stated a year ago
8 Oct 2025
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Yascha Mounk — holds since 2025-10-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. — tap to centre the map on it A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat. Last stated 3 years ago
27 Jun 2023
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Ken White — holds since 2023-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
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A market can degrade into something nobody wants even when every participant acts reasonably and no one is evil or stupid.
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Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want.
Holds
A platform has little incentive to treat its users well when leaving it means losing something they can't take with them.
Holds
The market works as it should when people vote with their feet
Holds
Platforms die in a three-stage cycle: first they are good to users, then they abuse users on behalf of business customers, then they abuse everyone to claw the value back for themselves.
Holds
Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes.
Holds
People stay on a platform they have come to dislike because leaving requires everyone they care about to agree to leave at the same time.
Holds
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Holds
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Holds
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds
Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach
Holds
A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder.
Holds
A robust notion of free speech must include confidence that one will not lose their job or suffer social ostracism for offending others.
Holds
A threat loses First Amendment protection only if the speaker was at least reckless about it being taken as a threat.
Holds
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Holds
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Holds
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Holds