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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Diminishing returns in science is a snapshot illusion: somebody keeps restocking the table, and new fields make progress easy again. Diminishing returns in science is asnapshot illusion: somebody keepsrestocking the table, and new fieldsmake progress easy again. MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A million copies of one researcher would hit diminishing returns quickly, because what research needs is people who think differently. — tap to centre the map on it A million copies of oneresearcher would hitdiminishing returns quickly,because what research needs is… IS Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Diminishing returns in research are not intrinsic to the world: they are what you get when the institutions around research stop changing. — tap to centre the map on it Diminishing returns inresearch are not intrinsic tothe world: they are what youget when the institutions… MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding. — tap to centre the map on it If people become satiated withcapital, the returns toaccumulating it fall and therich start consuming again… AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific progress in biologyis not slowing down. AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to itsusers as though it has stoppedshipping is usually wideningits market, and grinding… RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore. — tap to centre the map on it Steady experimentation is whata growth team controls, butthe step changes come fromoutside waves the company did… AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every question about stalled growth reduces to whether the customer is actually getting the value you promised. — tap to centre the map on it Every question about stalledgrowth reduces to whether thecustomer is actually gettingthe value you promised. JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mature product's growth comes from resurrecting dormant users, so the returning-user experience deserves to be designed as deliberately as onboarding. — tap to centre the map on it A mature product's growthcomes from resurrectingdormant users, so thereturning-user experience… AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Diminishing returns in science is a snapshot illusion: somebody keeps restocking the table, and new fields make progress easy again. Holds Michael Nielsen Read this korrent →