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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: Billionaires should not be making decisions critical to national security. Billionaires should not be making decisions critical to national security. Last stated today
23 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mega-billionaires are more dangerous to democracy than the merely rich — tap to centre the map on it Mega-billionaires are more dangerous to democracy than the merely rich Last stated a week ago
13 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No private individual should have the capability to make national security policy. — tap to centre the map on it No private individual should have the capability to make national security policy. Last stated yesterday
22 Oct 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. — tap to centre the map on it Contentment with what one has does not require great wealth — some billionaires lack it while many ordinary people never lose it. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Things do not have to change the world to be important. — tap to centre the map on it Things do not have to change the world to be important. Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If whatever is being done is done well enough, investors won't be needed at all. — tap to centre the map on it If whatever is being done is done well enough, investors won't be needed at all. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being unable to raise venture capital is not a tragedy for a business. — tap to centre the map on it Being unable to raise venture capital is not a tragedy for a business. Last stated 7 years ago
8 Jun 2019
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2019-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims — tap to centre the map on it A healthy democracy engages with protesters to hear their claims Last stated 5 years ago
9 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are