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Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under personal websites personal websites Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A writer must stay current, and the greatest danger is fossilized positions and views A writer must stay current, and thegreatest danger is fossilized positionsand views Last stated 10 years ago 27 Feb 2017 MG Malcolm Gladwell — holds since 2017-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: In an age of abundant information, a person's judgment, taste and perspective are their primary value as a writer. — tap to centre the map on it In an age of abundant information, aperson's judgment, taste andperspective are their primary valueas a writer. Last stated 4 weeks ago 8 Sept 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An ideology's greatest danger can be premature foreclosure of possibilities disguised as rigorous decisions, rather than outright irrationality. — tap to centre the map on it An ideology's greatest danger can bepremature foreclosure ofpossibilities disguised as rigorousdecisions, rather than outrightirrationality. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Storing your own writing in a company's proprietary format is a mistake, because you will outlive the company. — tap to centre the map on it Storing your own writing in acompany's proprietary format is amistake, because you will outlivethe company. Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A writer can be artistically important for revealing new possibilities without being technically skilled at prose. — tap to centre the map on it A writer can be artisticallyimportant for revealing newpossibilities without beingtechnically skilled at prose. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it A discovery you can see your waythrough to is impossible to abandon,even out of a real fear that it willbe misused. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers. — tap to centre the map on it Because writing is thinking, a worlddivided into writers and non-writersbecomes a world divided intothinkers and non-thinkers. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year. — tap to centre the map on it Writing on a schedule is worth lessthan only publishing what is thebest you can do, even if that meansone post a year. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can bebalanced with narrative depth tocreate their best film. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — 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 6 days 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 3 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 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A writer must stay current, and the greatest danger is fossilized positions and views Last stated 27 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago Holds Malcolm Gladwell Read this korrent →