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Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Information does not shape a person's view of reality; rather, a person's view of reality shapes how they process information. Information does not shape a person's viewof reality; rather, a person's view ofreality shapes how they processinformation. Last stated a year ago 1 Oct 2025 MG Micah Goodman — holds since 2025-10-01 — 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 rawmaterial of truth, as the naive viewholds, nor just a weapon, aspopulists claim YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having a lot of information does not by itself guarantee truth or order — tap to centre the map on it Having a lot of information does notby itself guarantee truth or order YH 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 aboutinformation is that it is truth;truth is a rare and costly kind ofinformation Last stated 10 months ago 11 Dec 2025 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2025-12-11 — 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 mindsor inform people better; it can meanless understanding Last stated 6 months ago 6 May 2026 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach — tap to centre the map on it The human mind can grasp somethings, but some things that reallyexist lie entirely beyond its reach MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state — tap to centre the map on it Refusing to believe reality becauseit doesn't fit your mental model isan intellectual failure state Last stated 3 years ago 13 Oct 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conventional wisdom lags behind reality, so someone who looks at the present directly can act on information others have not yet been given permission to act on. — tap to centre the map on it Conventional wisdom lags behindreality, so someone who looks at thepresent directly can act oninformation others have not yet beengiven permission to act on. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Nov 2015 TU Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank press conference exists for the chair to explain and answer for the committee's decision. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank press conferenceexists for the chair to explain andanswer for the committee's decision. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CS Claudia Sahm — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correction never travels as far as the scare it corrects: the press said a fifth of the project's skills were malicious, and the measured figure was 0.3 percent. — tap to centre the map on it A correction never travels as far asthe scare it corrects: the presssaid a fifth of the project's skillswere malicious, and the measuredfigure was 0.3 percent. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A press dedicated to uncovering the truth keeps society from ignoring corruption and injustice — tap to centre the map on it A press dedicated to uncovering thetruth keeps society from ignoringcorruption and injustice Last stated 9 years ago 7 Jan 2018 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2018-01-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Information does not shape a person's view of reality; rather, a person's view of reality shapes how they process information. Last stated 1 Oct 2025 · a year ago Holds Micah Goodman Read this korrent →