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Read this korrent: An era of original, director-driven blockbusters raises the bar for box-office success compared to franchise filmmaking.
An era of original, director-driven blockbusters raises the bar for box-office success compared to franchise filmmaking.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Movies seem to have peaked in 1999, then got worse in key ways like franchise overload, and are now getting better again. — tap to centre the map on it
Movies seem to have peaked in 1999, then got worse in key ways like franchise overload, and are now getting better again.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help — tap to centre the map on it
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
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 minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. — tap to centre the map on it
AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever.
Last stated 6 months ago
10 Apr 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
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An era of original, director-driven blockbusters raises the bar for box-office success compared to franchise filmmaking.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Derek Thompson
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Movies seem to have peaked in 1999, then got worse in key ways like franchise overload, and are now getting better again.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Zvi Mowshowitz
Same subject: innovation
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Last stated 25 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Anton Howes
Same subject: innovation
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: innovation
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Ruxandra Teslo
Same subject: creativity
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Same subject: creativity
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matt Webb
Same subject: creativity
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
Last stated 10 Dec 1954 · 72 years ago
Holds Ernest Hemingway
Same subject: LLMs
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Robin Sloan
Same subject: LLMs
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jack Clark
Same subject: LLMs
AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever.
Last stated 10 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sam Altman