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4 Jul 2026
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Lyndsey Stonebridge — holds since 2026-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil — tap to centre the map on it Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil Last stated 3 years ago
12 Feb 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language is becoming the material for building, so the more precisely designers can say what is wrong with the work, the better off they will be in an agentic era. — tap to centre the map on it Language is becoming the material for building, so the more precisely designers can say what is wrong with the work, the better off they will be in an agentic era. Last stated 6 months ago
12 May 2026
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Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People creating their own workflows, building a set of tools and stringing them together to get to their output, is as creative as it gets. — tap to centre the map on it People creating their own workflows, building a set of tools and stringing them together to get to their output, is as creative as it gets. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI fluency will eventually become an ambient thing, though it is important language right now. — tap to centre the map on it AI fluency will eventually become an ambient thing, though it is important language right now. Last stated 6 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because we increasingly design with words as the primary input, there is probably a lot of education to do to give people the words they need. — tap to centre the map on it Because we increasingly design with words as the primary input, there is probably a lot of education to do to give people the words they need. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. — tap to centre the map on it Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. Last stated a year ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Oct 2026
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Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — 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 capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 2 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
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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Creative language is something people need to survive, and the human imagination is now imperilled.
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Creativity must be used regularly or it will spoil
Holds
Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable.
Holds
Language is becoming the material for building, so the more precisely designers can say what is wrong with the work, the better off they will be in an agentic era.
Holds
Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks.
Holds
People creating their own workflows, building a set of tools and stringing them together to get to their output, is as creative as it gets.
Holds
AI fluency will eventually become an ambient thing, though it is important language right now.
Holds
Because we increasingly design with words as the primary input, there is probably a lot of education to do to give people the words they need.
Holds
Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one.
Holds
"AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions.
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
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.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds