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agency 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 very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update. Being very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update. Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
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Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. — tap to centre the map on it You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Skepticism about a new technology only works if it is total enough to be turned on itself, which is what forces you to stay curious. — tap to centre the map on it Skepticism about a new technology only works if it is total enough to be turned on itself, which is what forces you to stay curious. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Opinions move by touching things, not by reading about them: nobody learns to drive a race car from a book. — tap to centre the map on it Opinions move by touching things, not by reading about them: nobody learns to drive a race car from a book. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. Last stated a year ago
21 Aug 2025
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Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are
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Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people. — tap to centre the map on it Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful. — tap to centre the map on it The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Mar 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. — tap to centre the map on it The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Raising your tolerance for change and being willing to embrace it is very important. — tap to centre the map on it Raising your tolerance for change and being willing to embrace it is very important. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Jan 2023
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Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. Last stated 2 years ago
16 May 2024
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Being very open-minded and curious is really useful in the emergent phase of this technology: hold opinions, develop them, and be willing to let go and update.
Holds Read this korrent →
You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity.
Holds
Skepticism about a new technology only works if it is total enough to be turned on itself, which is what forces you to stay curious.
Holds
Opinions move by touching things, not by reading about them: nobody learns to drive a race car from a book.
Holds
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
No longer holds
Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people.
Holds
The way to find useful ideas is to search for useful ideas, not to follow whatever fascinates you and hope it turns out useful.
Holds
The openness that matters is putting increasingly powerful tools into people's hands for free as a public good, not open-sourcing the weights.
Holds
Raising your tolerance for change and being willing to embrace it is very important.
Holds
A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death
Last stated c. 1661–1675
Holds
A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together.
Holds
A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds