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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Being one short of a round-number milestone makes people fixate on completing it rather than on the milestone's actual value. Being one short of a round-number milestone makes people fixate on completing it rather than on the milestone's actual value. Last stated 10 months ago
5 Jan 2026
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Tynan — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time. — tap to centre the map on it Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Ali Abdaal — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. — tap to centre the map on it Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough. Last stated 5 years ago
22 Feb 2022
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Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accomplishments and money do not matter, because whether a person is remembered is not theirs to decide. — tap to centre the map on it Accomplishments and money do not matter, because whether a person is remembered is not theirs to decide. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is not as far as people like to imagine from mass, global, industrial-scale death, and is likely only a few decades from it. — tap to centre the map on it The world is not as far as people like to imagine from mass, global, industrial-scale death, and is likely only a few decades from it. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jan 2025
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Oliver Kim — no longer holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We will have a country of geniuses in a datacentre within ten years. — tap to centre the map on it We will have a country of geniuses in a datacentre within ten years. 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: America celebrates a century of freedom a century too soon, and Black Americans cannot be free until white Americans are — tap to centre the map on it America celebrates a century of freedom a century too soon, and Black Americans cannot be free until white Americans are
JB
James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Everyone gets it wrong sometimes' is a bad argument when assessing track records. — tap to centre the map on it 'Everyone gets it wrong sometimes' is a bad argument when assessing track records. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Adam Kucharski — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
AB
Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
AP
Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
AT
Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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swyx — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
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Being one short of a round-number milestone makes people fixate on completing it rather than on the milestone's actual value.
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Most people can only make meaningful progress on one to three things at a time.
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Pursuing a very low success-rate strategy can still be rational if a rare win is valuable enough.
Holds
Accomplishments and money do not matter, because whether a person is remembered is not theirs to decide.
Holds
The world is not as far as people like to imagine from mass, global, industrial-scale death, and is likely only a few decades from it.
Holds
Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome.
No longer holds
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Holds
We will have a country of geniuses in a datacentre within ten years.
Holds
America celebrates a century of freedom a century too soon, and Black Americans cannot be free until white Americans are
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds
'Everyone gets it wrong sometimes' is a bad argument when assessing track records.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Holds
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself.
Holds
Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
Last stated c. 1840
Holds
Lasting satisfaction comes from studying how others play, then defining and fully playing one's own game rather than someone else's.
Holds