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19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining. — tap to centre the map on it The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: College is not a good career investment for most of the population. — tap to centre the map on it College is not a good career investment for most of the population. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starting a startup and returning to college are incompatible paths. — tap to centre the map on it Starting a startup and returning to college are incompatible paths. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise. — tap to centre the map on it As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unfinished work is worth nothing at all, not almost everything. — tap to centre the map on it An unfinished work is worth nothing at all, not almost everything. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Steven Pressfield — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off. — tap to centre the map on it Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Aug 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything. — tap to centre the map on it Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies. — tap to centre the map on it In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies. Last stated 2 years ago
28 May 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-05-28 — 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 on what one learns later than on what one 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: AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. — tap to centre the map on it American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Jan 2023
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Alon Levy — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. — tap to centre the map on it A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. Last stated 3 months ago
by 20 Jul 2026
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Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. — tap to centre the map on it A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Aug 2021
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. — tap to centre the map on it A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
LL
Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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Most of a degree's value comes from finishing it, so starting one you will not complete is a bad investment.
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The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining.
Holds
College is not a good career investment for most of the population.
Holds
Starting a startup and returning to college are incompatible paths.
Holds
As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise.
Holds
An unfinished work is worth nothing at all, not almost everything.
Holds
Hard work does not guarantee that it will pay off.
Holds
Finishing is as much a part of motivation as starting, and the two are separate capacities: plenty of energetic people never complete anything.
Holds
In investing, extra effort tends to correlate negatively with results for the vast majority of people, with some exceptions such as Renaissance Technologies.
Holds
Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows
Holds
AI tooling has not compressed the gap between great and average engineers: it is still two or three times, and for the same reasons as before — curiosity and appetite for the bleeding edge.
Holds
American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads.
Holds
A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise.
Holds
A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known.
Holds
A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Holds