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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 11 Feb 2016 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Autocrats have long picked a weak minority, inflated it into a threat and promised to protect society from it Autocrats have long picked a weakminority, inflated it into a threat andpromised to protect society from it Last stated 7 years ago 22 Jun 2019 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2019-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Autocrats depend on blaming marginalized people and on fear to keep their power. — tap to centre the map on it Autocrats depend on blamingmarginalized people and on fear tokeep their power. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 GG Greg Garrett — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The bigger long-term danger to authoritarian regimes is that AIs gain control of them, as subordinates always threatened autocrats — tap to centre the map on it The bigger long-term danger toauthoritarian regimes is that AIsgain control of them, assubordinates always threatenedautocrats Last stated 2 years ago 3 Jan 2025 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2025-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Those who rule need to be made to realize that their own models are a threat to their rule. — tap to centre the map on it Those who rule need to be made torealize that their own models are athreat to their rule. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively. — tap to centre the map on it A person powerful enough to dominatea group alone will exploit it ratherthan lead it cooperatively. Last stated 11 years ago 11 Feb 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Society and law began as a trick that bound the weak, empowered the rich and fixed inequality for good — tap to centre the map on it Society and law began as a trickthat bound the weak, empowered therich and fixed inequality for good JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Autocrats hate LGBT people because they blur boundaries and force people to think and choose — tap to centre the map on it Autocrats hate LGBT people becausethey blur boundaries and forcepeople to think and choose Last stated 7 years ago 22 Jun 2019 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2019-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a long train of abuses makes a ruler's design visible, people can be expected to rouse themselves and change who governs — tap to centre the map on it When a long train of abuses makes aruler's design visible, people canbe expected to rouse themselves andchange who governs JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracies like America are more vulnerable to well-intentioned, bottom-up censorship than to top-down authoritarian suppression. — tap to centre the map on it Democracies like America are morevulnerable to well-intentioned,bottom-up censorship than totop-down authoritarian suppression. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 RH Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto 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-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere 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: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat 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 browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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
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At the centre Autocrats have long picked a weak minority, inflated it into a threat and promised to protect society from it Last stated 22 Jun 2019 · 7 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →