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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 18 Aug 2011 to 29 Sept 2026.
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metascience 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Having a lot of information does not by itself guarantee truth or order Having a lot of information does not by itself guarantee truth or order
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information is neither the raw material of truth, as the naive view holds, nor just a weapon, as populists claim — tap to centre the map on it Information is neither the raw material of truth, as the naive view holds, nor just a weapon, as populists claim
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest misconception about information is that it is truth; truth is a rare and costly kind of information — tap to centre the map on it The biggest misconception about information is that it is truth; truth is a rare and costly kind of information Last stated 10 months ago
11 Dec 2025
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2025-12-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth — tap to centre the map on it The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth Last stated 4 years ago
14 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically — tap to centre the map on it Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically Last stated 4 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — 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
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Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is the totality of facts, not of things — tap to centre the map on it The world is the totality of facts, not of things
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Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Information does not shape a person's view of reality; rather, a person's view of reality shapes how they process information. — tap to centre the map on it Information does not shape a person's view of reality; rather, a person's view of reality shapes how they process information. Last stated a year ago
1 Oct 2025
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Micah Goodman — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The moment one cause looks far better than every other on thin information is exactly the moment it most needs sceptical investigation. — tap to centre the map on it The moment one cause looks far better than every other on thin information is exactly the moment it most needs sceptical investigation. Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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
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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 a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are