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America 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: Institutions are the key to trust between millions of strangers, because intimacy cannot scale Institutions are the key to trust between millions of strangers, because intimacy cannot scale Last stated 2 years ago
28 Oct 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who do not yet trust each other are better served by tightly limited ways to interact. — tap to centre the map on it People who do not yet trust each other are better served by tightly limited ways to interact. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Daniel Cook — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. — tap to centre the map on it Most people are fundamentally good, which makes the risk of trusting them worth taking. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Mar 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost everything anyone believes rests on trusting other people, and there is no alternative to that. Last stated 5 years ago
23 Nov 2021
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2021-11-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humanity has made immense progress in building trust between strangers and is rushing to throw it away — tap to centre the map on it Humanity has made immense progress in building trust between strangers and is rushing to throw it away Last stated 2 years ago
28 Oct 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence — tap to centre the map on it Sociability is so inherent in human nature that no period of history shows people living as isolated families fighting for subsistence
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People behave well towards each other where they expect to meet again; trust is a product of repeated interaction, not of identity. — tap to centre the map on it People behave well towards each other where they expect to meet again; trust is a product of repeated interaction, not of identity. Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
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Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trust in systems and each other has been eroding for years in the U.S. because people are being repeatedly failed by the systems around them. — tap to centre the map on it Trust in systems and each other has been eroding for years in the U.S. because people are being repeatedly failed by the systems around them. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Katelyn Jetelina — holds since 2026-10-09 — 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-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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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-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. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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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: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are