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← Being immersed in a story lowers our guard, which is what makes stories a powerful tool of deception.

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Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being immersed in a story lowers our guard, which is what makes stories a powerful tool of deception. Being immersed in a story lowers ourguard, which is what makes stories apowerful tool of deception. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 MK Maria Konnikova — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Stories are always deliberately constructed by their author, not something that emerges on its own. — tap to centre the map on it Stories are always deliberatelyconstructed by their author, notsomething that emerges on its own. Last stated 3 months ago 1 Jul 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: When people are swept up in a powerful narrative, their reason often falls by the wayside. — tap to centre the map on it When people are swept up in apowerful narrative, their reasonoften falls by the wayside. Last stated 11 years ago 29 Dec 2015 MK Maria Konnikova — holds since 2015-12-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Lack of media coverage can lead to lower trust — tap to centre the map on it Lack of media coverage can lead tolower trust Last stated 4 months ago 17 Jun 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Entertainment without humans at the heart of it does not work: storytelling is a scarce human skill, and characters without that humanity are less compelling. — tap to centre the map on it Entertainment without humans at theheart of it does not work:storytelling is a scarce humanskill, and characters without thathumanity are less compelling. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it A twist works best when it isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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 withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated 11 months ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad,and that is exactly why one has tobe written. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Oct 2022 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — 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 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Being immersed in a story lowers our guard, which is what makes stories a powerful tool of deception. Last stated 29 Dec 2015 · 11 years ago Holds Maria Konnikova Read this korrent →