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17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 25 Nov 2019 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under censorship censorship Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In one sense bad literature is more valuable to read than good literature In one sense bad literature is morevaluable to read than good literature GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad books can help a discerning reader to discover, refute, warn and illustrate — tap to centre the map on it Bad books can help a discerningreader to discover, refute, warn andillustrate JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading bad work is instructive as well as reassuring, so a maker should not read only the good stuff. — tap to centre the map on it Reading bad work is instructive aswell as reassuring, so a makershould not read only the good stuff. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Sept 2023 AK Austin Kleon — holds since 2023-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a piece of writingdepends on whether the reader findsit good, not on how much effort thewriter put into it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Jan 2025 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Things are understood better from books than from newspapers, television, or social media. — tap to centre the map on it Things are understood better frombooks than from newspapers,television, or social media. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 BF Brad Feld — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deep reading is valuable for the thoughts it sets off in the reader, not only for the knowledge it gives — tap to centre the map on it Deep reading is valuable for thethoughts it sets off in the reader,not only for the knowledge it gives Last stated a year ago 31 Aug 2025 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2025-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Learning the meanings of things is better than learning the meanings of words — tap to centre the map on it Learning the meanings of things isbetter than learning the meanings ofwords HS Herbert Spencer — holds since c. 1854–1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral crusades against 'bad' language or depictions of sex and same-sex desire in fiction cause more harm than good and are never really about what they claim to be about. — tap to centre the map on it Moral crusades against 'bad'language or depictions of sex andsame-sex desire in fiction causemore harm than good and are neverreally about what they claim to beabout. Last stated 7 years ago 25 Nov 2019 AL Ann Leckie — holds since 2019-11-25 — 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: 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 isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL 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 mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC 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 landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
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At the centre In one sense bad literature is more valuable to read than good literature Last stated c. 1905 Holds G. K. Chesterton Read this korrent →