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3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. — tap to centre the map on it Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size. — tap to centre the map on it The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size. Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
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Matthew Prince — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
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Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. 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: Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet. — tap to centre the map on it Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet. Last stated a year ago
27 Aug 2025
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Internet companies' monetized demand routing has created inefficiency; it is not all deadweight loss, but it is not great. — tap to centre the map on it Internet companies' monetized demand routing has created inefficiency; it is not all deadweight loss, but it is not great. Last stated a week ago
9 Oct 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense. — tap to centre the map on it There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Jan 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. — tap to centre the map on it A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. — tap to centre the map on it A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices. — tap to centre the map on it A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. — tap to centre the map on it A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate. — tap to centre the map on it CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice. — tap to centre the map on it WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-05-10 — 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 3 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 12 months ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
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Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Holds
The answer to content being free for some AI companies and paid for by others is not that no one pays, but that everyone who benefits from the ecosystem contributes back in proportion to their size.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet.
Holds
Internet companies' monetized demand routing has created inefficiency; it is not all deadweight loss, but it is not great.
Holds
There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense.
Holds
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Holds
A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Holds
A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices.
Holds
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate.
Holds
WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice.
Holds
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.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds