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← Each person is an individual, and themselves
17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: Each person is an individual, and themselves
Each person is an individual, and themselves
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1967–1975 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are not individuals but dividuals — tap to centre the map on it
Humans are not individuals but dividuals
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are fundamentally good, and we are 99% the same. — tap to centre the map on it
People are fundamentally good, and we are 99% the same.
Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You live, quite literally, in the body of your beliefs — tap to centre the map on it
You live, quite literally, in the body of your beliefs
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power. — tap to centre the map on it
Individuals have little power alone, but collective action gives people substantial power.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
JZ
Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The races can be socially separate yet united in everything essential to mutual progress — tap to centre the map on it
The races can be socially separate yet united in everything essential to mutual progress
Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
BW
Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are good and the system works — tap to centre the map on it
People are good and the system works
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
JE
Jordan Ellenberg — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. — tap to centre the map on it
Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy. — tap to centre the map on it
The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy.
Last stated 6 years ago
7 May 2020
JD
Jared Diamond — holds since 2020-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — 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
CC
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: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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