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Read this korrent: Books are almost always better than their film adaptations.
Books are almost always better than their film adaptations.
Last stated 6 years ago
21 Aug 2020
MT
Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Things are understood better from books than from newspapers, television, or social media. — tap to centre the map on it
Things are understood better from books than from newspapers, television, or social media.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
BF
Brad Feld — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Novels, being far cheaper to make than film or TV, allow a variety of experiment that other forms do not. — tap to centre the map on it
Novels, being far cheaper to make than film or TV, allow a variety of experiment that other forms do not.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
MB
Melvin Burgess — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Aug 2023
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Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author. — tap to centre the map on it
No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reading books lets you live a thousand lives instead of one. — tap to centre the map on it
Reading books lets you live a thousand lives instead of one.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be. — tap to centre the map on it
You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be.
Last stated 11 months ago
15 Dec 2025
ML
Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even the most commercially successful books are written for a very small group of people rather than for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it
Even the most commercially successful books are written for a very small group of people rather than for everyone.
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The book format is limiting because it forces an end on stories that are endless. — tap to centre the map on it
The book format is limiting because it forces an end on stories that are endless.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Oct 2026
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Ana Lucia Araujo — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 3 months ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
MH
Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — 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 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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
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Books are almost always better than their film adaptations.
Last stated 21 Aug 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ming Thein
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Things are understood better from books than from newspapers, television, or social media.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Brad Feld
Similar wording
Novels, being far cheaper to make than film or TV, allow a variety of experiment that other forms do not.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Melvin Burgess
Similar wording
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Last stated 13 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Dickinson
Similar wording
No great book has been written by a group; books are as good as they are because they always have a single author.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
Reading books lets you live a thousand lives instead of one.
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
You should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be.
Last stated 15 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Michael Lewis
Similar wording
Even the most commercially successful books are written for a very small group of people rather than for everyone.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Godin
Similar wording
The book format is limiting because it forces an end on stories that are endless.
Last stated 10 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ana Lucia Araujo
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: AI slop
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Jason Lemkin
Same subject: AI slop
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: AI slop
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 13 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Mitchell Hashimoto
Same subject: creativity
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Susan Kare
Same subject: creativity
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: creativity
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 Isaac Asimov