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Read this korrent: Easy external access to information makes it harder for people to notice they lack real knowledge of it internally.
Easy external access to information makes it harder for people to notice they lack real knowledge of it internally.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
AC
Anne-Laure Le Cunff — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding — tap to centre the map on it
More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding
Last stated 6 months ago
6 May 2026
NC
Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The less one is required to dig into the details, the easier it is to see the big picture. — tap to centre the map on it
The less one is required to dig into the details, the easier it is to see the big picture.
Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it. — tap to centre the map on it
The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
RS
Rebecca Solnit — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If readers cannot comprehend complex ideas or notice errors, they become easier to manipulate. — tap to centre the map on it
If readers cannot comprehend complex ideas or notice errors, they become easier to manipulate.
Last stated 11 months ago
1 Dec 2025
SS
Shreya Shankar — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People in an information economy are thinking less, mainly because of television, and more information from the Web will not change that: most already get more than they can assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
People in an information economy are thinking less, mainly because of television, and more information from the Web will not change that: most already get more than they can assimilate.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling that information is easy to process gets mistaken for genuine understanding of it. — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling that information is easy to process gets mistaken for genuine understanding of it.
Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
AC
Anne-Laure Le Cunff — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more we understand the complex world inside us, the less we can simply trust our inner voice — tap to centre the map on it
The more we understand the complex world inside us, the less we can simply trust our inner voice
Last stated 8 years ago
27 Apr 2019
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2019-04-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once an explanation is revealed, people tend to believe they already knew it, even when they did not. — tap to centre the map on it
Once an explanation is revealed, people tend to believe they already knew it, even when they did not.
Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
JB
Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
CS
Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Aug 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice — tap to centre the map on it
A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice
Last stated 9 years ago
7 Jan 2018
OW
Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — 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
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — 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 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
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
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Easy external access to information makes it harder for people to notice they lack real knowledge of it internally.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding
Last stated 6 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Nicholas Carr
Similar wording
The less one is required to dig into the details, the easier it is to see the big picture.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The abundance of information can impede the ability to focus or analyze it.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Rebecca Solnit
Similar wording
If readers cannot comprehend complex ideas or notice errors, they become easier to manipulate.
Last stated 1 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Shreya Shankar
Similar wording
People in an information economy are thinking less, mainly because of television, and more information from the Web will not change that: most already get more than they can assimilate.
Last stated 1 Feb 1996 · 31 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
A feeling that information is easy to process gets mistaken for genuine understanding of it.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Similar wording
The more we understand the complex world inside us, the less we can simply trust our inner voice
Last stated 27 Apr 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Once an explanation is revealed, people tend to believe they already knew it, even when they did not.
Last stated 7 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jamie Brandon
Same subject: journalism
A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Claudia Sahm
Same subject: journalism
A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: journalism
A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice
Last stated 7 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Oprah Winfrey
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes