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15 connected korrents · 14 moments from 10 Dec 1954 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about writing .
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AI writing Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A writer should write what they have to say, not speak it A writer should write what they have to say, not speak it Last stated 72 years ago
10 Dec 1954
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Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — 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 world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The middle ground in writing disappears: what is left is good writers and people who cannot write, with no ok writers in between. — tap to centre the map on it The middle ground in writing disappears: what is left is good writers and people who cannot write, with no ok writers in between. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — 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 is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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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 media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated a month ago
23 Aug 2026
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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 landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. — tap to centre the map on it A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. Last stated 12 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
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A writer should write what they have to say, not speak it
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A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway.
Holds
Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks.
Holds
Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers.
Holds
Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks.
Holds
The middle ground in writing disappears: what is left is good writers and people who cannot write, with no ok writers in between.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Holds
A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one.
Holds