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← Deciding by consensus breeds averageness: an average idea, an average company and an average culture.
16 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 13 Apr 2009 to 14 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about politics .
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20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI. — tap to centre the map on it AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI. Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies. — tap to centre the map on it Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Feb 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. — tap to centre the map on it Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice. — tap to centre the map on it As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Business had become politics without anyone noticing, which is why almost everything said about a company a decade ago was negative. — tap to centre the map on it Business had become politics without anyone noticing, which is why almost everything said about a company a decade ago was negative. Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated 12 months ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. — tap to centre the map on it China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. — tap to centre the map on it China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Dec 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-12-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. — tap to centre the map on it Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
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Deciding by consensus breeds averageness: an average idea, an average company and an average culture.
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A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
AI will eliminate many millions of jobs within the next few years, and that disruption will shape the politics of everything else about AI.
Holds MB Miles Brundage
Aid to African states has been large enough to warp their politics and too small to transform their economies.
Holds OK Oliver Kim
Americans are not, as a routine matter, cut off from the financial system for their politics.
Holds PM Patrick McKenzie
As politics grows more viperous, leaders of nuclear-armed nations surround themselves with sycophants, so you can no longer count on a president being given good advice.
Holds AJ Annie Jacobsen
Business had become politics without anyone noticing, which is why almost everything said about a company a decade ago was negative.
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
A tiny fraction of ancestry can carry the most important thing about a population: Yamnaya is only a few percent of DNA in India and yet it brought the language.
Holds DR David Reich
China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
China now starts about a quarter of the world's new clinical trials, more than Europe does.
Holds AT Alex Telford
Europe's car industry is being overrun because of what has gone wrong inside Europe, not only because of what China did.
Holds AT Adam Tooze
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds PT Peter Thiel