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Read this korrent: Analysing a film or other work of art negatively is not a personal attack.
Analysing a film or other work of art negatively is not a personal attack.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
EW
Emily Wilson — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
JR
José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham — tap to centre the map on it
Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham
WM
William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs. — tap to centre the map on it
People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs.
Last stated 6 years ago
14 Apr 2021
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2021-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it. — tap to centre the map on it
In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
GT
Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you. — tap to centre the map on it
Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you.
Last stated 4 months ago
5 Jul 2026
JL
Jason Liu — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeling sad at a film or book is not trauma, and it should not be conflated with it. — tap to centre the map on it
Feeling sad at a film or book is not trauma, and it should not be conflated with it.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
KJ
Ken Jennings — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is not a good work of art — tap to centre the map on it
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is not a good work of art
LT
Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Art should criticize power, and capitalism, as the dominant ideology, can handle harsh satire. — tap to centre the map on it
Art should criticize power, and capitalism, as the dominant ideology, can handle harsh satire.
Last stated 13 years ago
11 Aug 2013
SD
Seth Dickinson — holds since 2013-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
AC
Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it
A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works.
Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
WY
Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — 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
JL
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 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
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 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
MH
Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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Analysing a film or other work of art negatively is not a personal attack.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Emily Wilson
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 20 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds José Luis Ricón
Similar wording
Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham
Last stated c. 1883–1888
Holds William Morris
Similar wording
People should feel free to enjoy art they love regardless of the artist's personal failings or beliefs.
Last stated 14 Apr 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Similar wording
In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Geoff Teehan
Similar wording
Taste is not about consensus or criticism, but the courage to value what genuinely resonates with you.
Last stated 5 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Jason Liu
Similar wording
Feeling sad at a film or book is not trauma, and it should not be conflated with it.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ken Jennings
Similar wording
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is not a good work of art
Last stated c. 1897–1898
Holds Leo Tolstoy
Similar wording
Art should criticize power, and capitalism, as the dominant ideology, can handle harsh satire.
Last stated 11 Aug 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Seth Dickinson
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: writing
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
Last stated c. 1892
Holds Anna Julia Cooper
Same subject: writing
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Last stated 22 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Anil Dash
Same subject: writing
A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works.
Last stated 24 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Waqas Younas
Same subject: AI slop
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Jason Lemkin
Same subject: AI slop
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 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: AI slop
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 13 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Mitchell Hashimoto