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17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 15 Jun 2009 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about taste .
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29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's taste develops faster than their skills, creating a frustrating gap early on. — tap to centre the map on it A person's taste develops faster than their skills, creating a frustrating gap early on. Last stated 3 years ago
15 Jan 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A programming language cannot satisfy everyone and must commit to a few fundamental principles. — tap to centre the map on it A programming language cannot satisfy everyone and must commit to a few fundamental principles. Last stated 17 years ago
15 Jun 2009
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Andrei Alexandrescu — holds since 2009-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
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Zach Holman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In an intellectually dead research field, feeding AI decades of meaningless work only produces more meaningless output. — tap to centre the map on it In an intellectually dead research field, feeding AI decades of meaningless work only produces more meaningless output. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Modern AI models tend to write tests for every tiny change, even when those tests aren't useful. — tap to centre the map on it Modern AI models tend to write tests for every tiny change, even when those tests aren't useful. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. — tap to centre the map on it With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. — tap to centre the map on it AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters. — tap to centre the map on it AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
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AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them.
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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.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
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.
Holds
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds
A person's taste develops faster than their skills, creating a frustrating gap early on.
Holds
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds
A programming language cannot satisfy everyone and must commit to a few fundamental principles.
Holds
A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio.
Holds
In an intellectually dead research field, feeding AI decades of meaningless work only produces more meaningless output.
Holds
Modern AI models tend to write tests for every tiny change, even when those tests aren't useful.
Holds
The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading.
Holds
With AI, the failure mode of lazy work is no longer too little output but too much.
Holds
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.
Holds
AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work.
Holds
AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters.
Holds