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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 2 Jan 2008 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Everything filed under robotics robotics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A nation should ask how much life it produces, not how much labour it employs A nation should ask how much life itproduces, not how much labour it employs JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: If life is only absurd and freedom bounded by limited fate, what counts is the most living, not the best — tap to centre the map on it If life is only absurd and freedombounded by limited fate, what countsis the most living, not the best AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living standards are not tightly tied to consumption, so consuming less need not mean real sacrifice. — tap to centre the map on it Living standards are not tightlytied to consumption, so consumingless need not mean real sacrifice. Last stated 19 years ago 2 Jan 2008 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2008-01-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making something and making something permanent are two really different decisions, and with abundance we need to figure out what lasts. — tap to centre the map on it Making something and makingsomething permanent are two reallydifferent decisions, and withabundance we need to figure out whatlasts. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 GT Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Working on how good the long-run future is does not require accepting consequentialism or believing that you should always maximise the good. — tap to centre the map on it Working on how good the long-runfuture is does not require acceptingconsequentialism or believing thatyou should always maximise the good. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Success is probably measured wrongly when it is judged by the amount of output or the quality of that output. — tap to centre the map on it Success is probably measured wronglywhen it is judged by the amount ofoutput or the quality of thatoutput. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 PS Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The useful question about robot data is not how much is needed to finish but how much is needed to start a self-sustaining flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it The useful question about robot datais not how much is needed to finishbut how much is needed to start aself-sustaining flywheel. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 SL Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The open question about AI is whether the capital cycle behind it is sustainable, more than whether the technology is real. — tap to centre the map on it The open question about AI iswhether the capital cycle behind itis sustainable, more than whetherthe technology is real. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 KS Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Production for profit cannot be carried on in the interest of all — tap to centre the map on it Production for profit cannot becarried on in the interest of all PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A nation should ask how much life it produces, not how much labour it employs Last stated c. 1860–1862 Holds John Ruskin Read this korrent →