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war 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: Fantasy is the oldest form of fiction in the world. Fantasy is the oldest form of fiction in the world. Last stated 12 years ago
24 Oct 2014
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Christopher Paolini — holds since 2014-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fantasy can be defined as the genre where anything can happen. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy can be defined as the genre where anything can happen. Last stated 6 months ago
19 May 2026
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Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fantasy is defined by being fiction, being impossible, and using fantasy aesthetics. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy is defined by being fiction, being impossible, and using fantasy aesthetics. Last stated 6 months ago
19 May 2026
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Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fantasy’s greatest sin of the past fifty years may be its bland, invariant, faux-medieval European backdrop. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy’s greatest sin of the past fifty years may be its bland, invariant, faux-medieval European backdrop. Last stated 13 years ago
30 Aug 2013
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Seth Dickinson — holds since 2013-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fantasy requires structure to succeed as a literary genre. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy requires structure to succeed as a literary genre. Last stated 6 months ago
19 May 2026
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Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nearly all fiction works through a balance of repetition and difference. — tap to centre the map on it Nearly all fiction works through a balance of repetition and difference. Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it Last stated 3 years ago
12 Oct 2023
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — 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 first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are