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← Human races are better called sub-species, and evolution will end the monogenist-polygenist dispute

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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under prompt injection prompt injection Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Human races are better called sub-species, and evolution will end the monogenist-polygenist dispute Human races are better called sub-species,and evolution will end themonogenist-polygenist dispute CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a fallacy that people in society must look to the struggle for existence for progress, as plants and animals did — tap to centre the map on it It is a fallacy that people insociety must look to the strugglefor existence for progress, asplants and animals did TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: As far as can be judged, no differences between human races are of direct use to people — tap to centre the map on it As far as can be judged, nodifferences between human races areof direct use to people CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge passed on outside DNA, in books and other records, should be counted as part of human evolution. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge passed on outside DNA, inbooks and other records, should becounted as part of human evolution. SH Stephen Hawking — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: The accepted model of how archaic and modern humans relate has been accreted and patched rather than built, and is due for a simpler replacement. — tap to centre the map on it The accepted model of how archaicand modern humans relate has beenaccreted and patched rather thanbuilt, and is due for a simplerreplacement. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inequality comes in two kinds: natural, set by nature, and moral or political, set by convention — tap to centre the map on it Inequality comes in two kinds:natural, set by nature, and moral orpolitical, set by convention JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Natural selection will strengthen the human preference for other humans rather than erode it, because the people who resist outsourcing their social life are the ones who find mates. — tap to centre the map on it Natural selection will strengthenthe human preference for otherhumans rather than erode it, becausethe people who resist outsourcingtheir social life are the ones whofind mates. Last stated 5 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Model intelligence should speciate like the animal kingdom rather than converge on one oracle that knows everything. — tap to centre the map on it Model intelligence should speciatelike the animal kingdom rather thanconverge on one oracle that knowseverything. Last stated 7 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describethe feature as though it alreadyexisted — once as a tutorial andonce as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design system is only as good as its documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design system is only as good asits documentation. Last stated 10 years ago 1 Sept 2016 MM Mina Markham — holds since 2016-09-01 — 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-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS 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-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB 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: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Auto-mode does not yet convincinglyfix prompt-injection risk for codingagents. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. — tap to centre the map on it Do not run a personal agent on acheap or local model: weak modelsare gullible and easy toprompt-inject. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: For agents built on Claude Fable 5.1, it is in practice safe for now to assume they will not get prompt injected. — tap to centre the map on it For agents built on Claude Fable5.1, it is in practice safe for nowto assume they will not get promptinjected. Last stated 2 months ago 4 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Human races are better called sub-species, and evolution will end the monogenist-polygenist dispute Last stated c. 1871–1874 Holds Charles Darwin Read this korrent →