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Read this korrent: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a system's incentives produce bad behaviour, the blame belongs entirely to whoever created the incentives. — tap to centre the map on it
When a system's incentives produce bad behaviour, the blame belongs entirely to whoever created the incentives.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's. — tap to centre the map on it
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated a week ago
14 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix. — tap to centre the map on it
Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix.
Last stated 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when advice is understood and believed, people discount it by assuming their own case is the exception. — tap to centre the map on it
Even when advice is understood and believed, people discount it by assuming their own case is the exception.
Last stated 4 years ago
14 Mar 2023
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans. — tap to centre the map on it
Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When somebody accuses you of being arrogant about an idea, almost all they ever mean is that they disagree with you. — tap to centre the map on it
When somebody accuses you of being arrogant about an idea, almost all they ever mean is that they disagree with you.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stigma changes what people admit to rather than what they do: they keep using the platform and simply get quieter about it. — tap to centre the map on it
Stigma changes what people admit to rather than what they do: they keep using the platform and simply get quieter about it.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 8 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it
A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Dec 2023
CS
Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
BT
Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
BA
Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view — tap to centre the map on it
An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
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Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
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When a system's incentives produce bad behaviour, the blame belongs entirely to whoever created the incentives.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
When someone gets the same negative reaction from many different people, the more likely explanation is their own behavior, not everyone else's.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix.
Last stated 13 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Wayne Hale
Similar wording
Even when advice is understood and believed, people discount it by assuming their own case is the exception.
Last stated 14 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds Adam Mastroianni
Similar wording
Shaming people out of using a harmful technology does not work, because the companies selling it have already priced the stigma into their plans.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anil Dash
Similar wording
When somebody accuses you of being arrogant about an idea, almost all they ever mean is that they disagree with you.
Last stated 22 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sean Carroll
Similar wording
Stigma changes what people admit to rather than what they do: they keep using the platform and simply get quieter about it.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anil Dash
Similar wording
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: capitalism
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Same subject: capitalism
A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward.
Last stated 9 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: capitalism
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated 2 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Benedict Evans
Same subject: stock market
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Bret Taylor
Same subject: stock market
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Bill Ackman
Same subject: stock market
An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ray Dalio Nick Maggiulli