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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under empathy empathy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Fiction can give a more comprehensive and representative picture of history than any single true account, because it combines many people's lived experiences and explains the wider context. Fiction can give a more comprehensive andrepresentative picture of history than anysingle true account, because it combinesmany people's lived experiences andexplains the wider context. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jul 2026 MA Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning — tap to centre the map on it A story can be pure fiction andstill give a person an identity anda sense of meaning YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae. — tap to centre the map on it A good popular history book shouldprioritize narrative over academicminutiae. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people are not as good at inferring a writer's intent from their fiction as they believe themselves to be. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are not as good atinferring a writer's intent fromtheir fiction as they believethemselves to be. Last stated 7 years ago 25 Nov 2019 AL Ann Leckie — holds since 2019-11-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: What makes fiction feel like fiction is a degree of contrivance and structure, not raw imitation of life's randomness. — tap to centre the map on it What makes fiction feel like fictionis a degree of contrivance andstructure, not raw imitation oflife's randomness. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fiction and nonfiction are not arbitrary categories. — tap to centre the map on it Fiction and nonfiction are notarbitrary categories. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 EM Errol Morris — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving up fictional stories lets you see reality clearly, and knowing the truth makes you impossible to make miserable — tap to centre the map on it Giving up fictional stories lets yousee reality clearly, and knowing thetruth makes you impossible to makemiserable YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading novels does more to build empathy than watching TV and films. — tap to centre the map on it Reading novels does more to buildempathy than watching TV and films. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Feb 2025 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2025-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — 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 withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD 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 tobe written. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Oct 2022 AK 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Fiction can give a more comprehensive and representative picture of history than any single true account, because it combines many people's lived experiences and explains the wider context. Last stated 18 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Maggie Appleton Read this korrent →