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← AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 11 Jan 2017 to 19 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about Silicon Valley.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under Apple Apple Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under investing investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. AI companies promote themselves around'taste' because their products areunappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 7 months ago 26 Mar 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. — tap to centre the map on it A new approach to forecasting thefuture should sit betweentechno-utopianism and dystopianimagery. Last stated 2 years ago by 24 Mar 2025 AC Amber Case — holds since 2025-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Companies should run their own local AI on their proprietary data instead of avoiding AI. — tap to centre the map on it Companies should run their own localAI on their proprietary data insteadof avoiding AI. Last stated 3 weeks ago 17 Oct 2026 TH Thom Hogan — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single mostimportant thing Silicon Valleyresearchers read in years. Last stated 10 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting at the truth requires investing in costly self-correcting mechanisms, which Silicon Valley thought it was exempt from — tap to centre the map on it Getting at the truth requiresinvesting in costly self-correctingmechanisms, which Silicon Valleythought it was exempt from YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often thanSilicon Valley's use of the wordadmits -- we actually got to themoon. Last stated 3 months ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most developers who dream of moving abroad for work never actually do it. — tap to centre the map on it Most developers who dream of movingabroad for work never actually doit. Last stated 10 years ago 11 Jan 2017 MP Maxence Poutord — holds since 2017-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of the world's free time has been converted into revenue for technology companies, and that conversion is where their fortunes come from. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the world's free time hasbeen converted into revenue fortechnology companies, and thatconversion is where their fortunescome from. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 TG Ted Gioia — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — 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 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it A product's craft probably comesdown to whether it works withoutpain and how it makes people feel. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 RS Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it A shadow in an interface implies alight source, so an elevated elementneeds a highlight where the lightfalls, not just a drop shadow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass. — tap to centre the map on it A subwoofer for music shouldreinforce the bass already in therecording, without adding bloat orartificial bass. Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-19 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae. — tap to centre the map on it A good popular history book shouldprioritize narrative over academicminutiae. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good story needs a clear beginning, middle, and end to be satisfying. — tap to centre the map on it A good story needs a clearbeginning, middle, and end to besatisfying. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 EP Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
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At the centre AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 26 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Kyle Chayka Read this korrent →