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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 12 May 2025 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under design design Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning A story can be pure fiction and still givea person an identity and a sense ofmeaning YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: A meaningful identity does not need a complete story free of blind spots and contradictions — tap to centre the map on it A meaningful identity does not needa complete story free of blind spotsand contradictions YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: What makes fiction feel like fiction is a degree of contrivance and structure, not raw imitation of life's randomness. — tap to centre the map on it What makes fiction feel like fictionis a degree of contrivance andstructure, not raw imitation oflife's randomness. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great stories are true stories, even if they are fiction. — tap to centre the map on it All great stories are true stories,even if they are fiction. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stories are always deliberately constructed by their author, not something that emerges on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Stories are always deliberatelyconstructed by their author, notsomething that emerges on its own. Last stated 4 months ago 1 Jul 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stories, like DNA, can create new entities and even a whole new level of reality — tap to centre the map on it Stories, like DNA, can create newentities and even a whole new levelof reality YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving up fictional stories lets you see reality clearly, and knowing the truth makes you impossible to make miserable — tap to centre the map on it Giving up fictional stories lets yousee reality clearly, and knowing thetruth makes you impossible to makemiserable YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it The story we tell about a life isnot the life itself; life existsonly in the present moment. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The aim of a story is to be so complete that once it has been told there is nothing left to say. — tap to centre the map on it The aim of a story is to be socomplete that once it has been toldthere is nothing left to say. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 4 weeks 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 a month 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
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