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6 Apr 2026
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Monica Dinculescu — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham — tap to centre the map on it Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham
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William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. — tap to centre the map on it Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. Last stated 11 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Generative AI art has no place in Poker Face; human artists should do that work. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI art has no place in Poker Face; human artists should do that work. Last stated a year ago
18 May 2025
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Rian Johnson — holds since 2025-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work written with AI should never be eligible for awards. — tap to centre the map on it Work written with AI should never be eligible for awards. Last stated 11 months ago
19 Dec 2025
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Mary Robinette Kowal — holds since 2025-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You just can't be precious about your concepts anymore. — tap to centre the map on it You just can't be precious about your concepts anymore. Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is not a good work of art — tap to centre the map on it Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is not a good work of art
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Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contemporary art is needlessly big; small works like Dalí's deserve a comeback. — tap to centre the map on it Contemporary art is needlessly big; small works like Dalí's deserve a comeback. Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Monica Dinculescu — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He is not the most talented writer in the room and never was; what has carried him is the capacity to grind. — tap to centre the map on it He is not the most talented writer in the room and never was; what has carried him is the capacity to grind. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
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Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are