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← Both reading the dead and watching influencers are parasocial experiences.
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Read this korrent: Both reading the dead and watching influencers are parasocial experiences.
Both reading the dead and watching influencers are parasocial experiences.
Last stated 4 days ago
26 Oct 2026
BD
Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon. — tap to centre the map on it
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not have to succumb to surveillance capitalism to hang out with friends and reach an audience. — tap to centre the map on it
People do not have to succumb to surveillance capitalism to hang out with friends and reach an audience.
Last stated 9 years ago
1 Aug 2017
ER
Eugen Rochko — holds since 2017-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing. — tap to centre the map on it
People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more likely to listen to those with experience — tap to centre the map on it
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should not be deliberately eccentric but natural, following their spontaneous tastes so far as these are not anti-social — tap to centre the map on it
People should not be deliberately eccentric but natural, following their spontaneous tastes so far as these are not anti-social
BR
Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most digital creators are converging on parasocial 'show' formats built to gather and monetize audiences. — tap to centre the map on it
Most digital creators are converging on parasocial 'show' formats built to gather and monetize audiences.
Last stated 5 months ago
12 Jun 2026
KC
Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person. — tap to centre the map on it
The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy. — tap to centre the map on it
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 8 years ago
23 Sept 2018
MZ
Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2018-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
MA
Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
HD
Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Both reading the dead and watching influencers are parasocial experiences.
Last stated 26 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Brad DeLong
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Similar wording
People do not have to succumb to surveillance capitalism to hang out with friends and reach an audience.
Last stated 1 Aug 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Eugen Rochko
Similar wording
People are more inclined to listen to you and follow your ideas when you entertain them than when you educate them, which can often come across as more patronizing.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Similar wording
An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Similar wording
People are more likely to listen to those with experience
Last stated 8 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
People should not be deliberately eccentric but natural, following their spontaneous tastes so far as these are not anti-social
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Bertrand Russell
Similar wording
Most digital creators are converging on parasocial 'show' formats built to gather and monetize audiences.
Last stated 12 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Similar wording
The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kent Beck
Same subject: privacy
A company building products should ask how each one affects individual privacy, and aim to be a leader on privacy.
Last stated 23 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Michelle Zatlyn
Same subject: privacy
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marco Arment
Same subject: privacy
A company that leaks private information faces far more reputational and legal danger than one that gives wrong answers.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Horace Dediu
Same subject: Telegram
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: Telegram
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Lex Fridman
Same subject: Telegram
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans