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Read this korrent: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is a commodity, and it is not the same word as humanity. — tap to centre the map on it
Intelligence is a commodity, and it is not the same word as humanity.
Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be. — tap to centre the map on it
Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
Last stated a year ago
21 Aug 2025
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Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are
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Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent. — tap to centre the map on it
We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent.
Last stated 12 months ago
8 Sept 2025
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Freddie deBoer — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places. — tap to centre the map on it
Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places.
Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet. — tap to centre the map on it
Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one. — tap to centre the map on it
Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one.
Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. — tap to centre the map on it
AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.
Last stated 11 months ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer. — tap to centre the map on it
Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
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A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds DR David Reich
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Similar wording
Intelligence is a commodity, and it is not the same word as humanity.
Last stated 23 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Similar wording
Intelligence is becoming a choice rather than a byproduct of daily work: there will still be smart people, but only those who choose to be.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Paul GrahamSY Scott H. Young
Similar wording
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
Last stated 21 Aug 2025 · a year ago
No longer holds DY Dynomight
Similar wording
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds LS L. M. Sacasas
Similar wording
We accept without difficulty that people differ in athletic or musical talent, and refuse to accept that they differ in academic talent.
Last stated 8 Sept 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds FD Freddie deBoer
Similar wording
Complex human traits have not been pushed steadily in one direction because both ends of the spectrum carry advantages in different times and places.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds DR David Reich
Similar wording
Society has catching up to do: AI is incredibly powerful and not always right, and people who argue 'but my agent said so' have not learned that yet.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Similar wording
Modern society has become so good at optimising everything that it risks optimising away serendipity, which is a real cost and not a sentimental one.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds TT Terence Tao
Same subject: AI and human skill
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: AI and human skill
AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.
Last stated 20 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds FC Frank Chimero
Same subject: AI and human skill
Heavy AI use erodes understanding first and judgement second: cognitive debt turns into cognitive surrender, where the model's answer simply becomes your answer.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds AO Addy Osmani
Same subject: education
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Last stated 2 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds RK Raph Koster
Same subject: education
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a week ago
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Same subject: education
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a week ago
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
Same subject: writing
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 22 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds AD Anil Dash
Same subject: writing
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds GS George Saunders
Same subject: writing
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Last stated 2 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers