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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. 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
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. — tap to centre the map on it Culture can be changed, so falling birth rates are a fixable problem rather than a one-way ratchet of modernity. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology changes rapidly while people and culture change slowly — tap to centre the map on it Technology changes rapidly while people and culture change slowly
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Don Norman — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. — tap to centre the map on it The modern era broke humanity's traditional process for evolving cultures by creating a fast-changing, capitalism-driven world while keeping capitalism from running many key areas of culture. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: During the next century people will discover how to modify human intelligence and instincts like aggression. — tap to centre the map on it During the next century people will discover how to modify human intelligence and instincts like aggression.
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Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average. — tap to centre the map on it Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generalizing a design to suit every kind of user makes it harder to make targeted experiences. — tap to centre the map on it Generalizing a design to suit every kind of user makes it harder to make targeted experiences. Last stated 6 months ago
5 May 2026
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Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cultural integration is incredibly difficult — tap to centre the map on it Cultural integration is incredibly difficult Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models replay early-2000s internet culture patterns because their training data overweights content from that era. — tap to centre the map on it Language models replay early-2000s internet culture patterns because their training data overweights content from that era. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Harper Reed — 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
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — 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
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. — tap to centre the map on it A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Preshit Deorukhkar — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Closing and deleting a question to enforce site rules harms the real person who needed help, not just violates policy. — tap to centre the map on it Closing and deleting a question to enforce site rules harms the real person who needed help, not just violates policy. Last stated 5 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are