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Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under management management Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A transport idea that does not scale does not matter, and it is for the rich: inefficiency is inequality. A transport idea that does not scale doesnot matter, and it is for the rich:inefficiency is inequality. Last stated 8 years ago 20 Dec 2018 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2018-12-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Speed and efficiency alone do not make work better. — tap to centre the map on it Speed and efficiency alone do notmake work better. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A righteous reform cannot be achieved by expediency; in morals there is no sliding uphill — tap to centre the map on it A righteous reform cannot beachieved by expediency; in moralsthere is no sliding uphill Last stated 172 years ago 4 Jul 1854 HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pursuing efficiency pushes attention onto measurable factors and away from the psychological ones where the larger gains are available. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing efficiency pushes attentiononto measurable factors and awayfrom the psychological ones wherethe larger gains are available. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Breaking the trade-off between prosperity and the environment is an opportunity rather than something that will happen on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Breaking the trade-off betweenprosperity and the environment is anopportunity rather than somethingthat will happen on its own. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: No calamity is greater than discontent with one's lot, and the sufficiency of contentment endures — tap to centre the map on it No calamity is greater thandiscontent with one's lot, and thesufficiency of contentment endures LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing is expedient unless it is morally right; a thing is expedient because it is right, not the reverse — tap to centre the map on it Nothing is expedient unless it ismorally right; a thing is expedientbecause it is right, not the reverse CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: There is always a tradeoff between a system's efficiency and its resilience. — tap to centre the map on it There is always a tradeoff between asystem's efficiency and itsresilience. Last stated 3 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are MP Michael Pollan — holds since 2020-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich. — tap to centre the map on it The English-speaking world buildsinfrastructure expensively becauseit is behind, not because it isrich. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Jun 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of whatpeople can build without loweringthe ceiling, and almost every toolquietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A maritime chokepoint crisis permanently redirects long-term pipeline and terminal investment, not just short-term oil prices. — tap to centre the map on it A maritime chokepoint crisispermanently redirects long-termpipeline and terminal investment,not just short-term oil prices. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is infrastructure on a par with energy and the internet, because every application, company, industry and country uses it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is infrastructure on a par withenergy and the internet, becauseevery application, company, industryand country uses it. Last stated 9 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannotmeaningfully rise without firstbuilding large amounts of newelectricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is one of the two biggest infrastructure booms in American history. — tap to centre the map on it AI is one of the two biggestinfrastructure booms in Americanhistory. Last stated a week ago 15 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. — tap to centre the map on it America's accumulated road, pipe andpavement is a bad investment, and nofederal spending programme can makeit a good one. Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jan 2017 CM Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: American administrations have the power to disconnect any individual or foreign government from digital infrastructure provided by American Big Tech — tap to centre the map on it American administrations have thepower to disconnect any individualor foreign government from digitalinfrastructure provided by AmericanBig Tech Last stated a year ago 3 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A transport idea that does not scale does not matter, and it is for the rich: inefficiency is inequality. Last stated 20 Dec 2018 · 8 years ago Holds Jarrett Walker Read this korrent →