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Read this korrent: AI serves as a new mechanism to convert real-world resources into digital tokens.
AI serves as a new mechanism to convert real-world resources into digital tokens.
Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Douglas Rushkoff — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is being used to make money by exploiting people’s desire to connect. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is being used to make money by exploiting people’s desire to connect.
Last stated a year ago
1 Oct 2025
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Ken Liu — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies that sell tokens and those that sell outcomes have opposed incentives. — tap to centre the map on it
AI companies that sell tokens and those that sell outcomes have opposed incentives.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Sept 2026
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Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society does not know how to finance itself or work with AI. — tap to centre the map on it
Society does not know how to finance itself or work with AI.
Last stated 5 days ago
31 Oct 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is a bubble driven by hyper-rich corporations rather than small investors, which may make it longer lasting but no less painful when it pops. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is a bubble driven by hyper-rich corporations rather than small investors, which may make it longer lasting but no less painful when it pops.
Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Annie Lowrey — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not every token is worth the same amount, so AI will be sold by results and by the hour as well as by the token. — tap to centre the map on it
Not every token is worth the same amount, so AI will be sold by results and by the hour as well as by the token.
Last stated 9 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data.
Last stated a month ago
5 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient. — tap to centre the map on it
An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient.
Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism — tap to centre the map on it
A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism
HB
Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery — tap to centre the map on it
A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery
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William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state — tap to centre the map on it
Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state
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George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it
Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
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AI serves as a new mechanism to convert real-world resources into digital tokens.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Douglas Rushkoff
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AI is being used to make money by exploiting people’s desire to connect.
Last stated 1 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ken Liu
Similar wording
AI companies that sell tokens and those that sell outcomes have opposed incentives.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ayo Omojola
Similar wording
Society does not know how to finance itself or work with AI.
Last stated 31 Oct 2026 · 5 days ago
Holds Armin Ronacher
Similar wording
AI is a bubble driven by hyper-rich corporations rather than small investors, which may make it longer lasting but no less painful when it pops.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Annie Lowrey
Similar wording
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 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
Similar wording
Not every token is worth the same amount, so AI will be sold by results and by the hour as well as by the token.
Last stated 13 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Dario Amodei
Similar wording
AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data.
Last stated 5 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Brad DeLong
Similar wording
An agent will reach for purpose-built tools rather than a raw computer, because tools are more token-efficient.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Same subject: capitalism
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Same subject: capitalism
A capitalist state's collectivist theory produces the servile state, not collectivism
Last stated c. 1912
Holds Hilaire Belloc
Same subject: capitalism
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
Last stated c. 1962
Holds Milton Friedman
Same subject: market efficiency
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated 2 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Benedict Evans
Same subject: market efficiency
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Same subject: market efficiency
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Last stated 5 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: government
A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery
Last stated c. 1883
Holds William Graham Sumner
Same subject: government
Churches are tolerated only on condition that they preach submission to the capitalist state
Last stated c. 1906–1907
Holds George Bernard Shaw
Same subject: government
Lowering regulatory burden on businesses leads to increased wealth for everyone.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels