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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Jan 2003 to 10 Sept 2026.
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politics 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: Most people do not enjoy using computers and only tolerate them because they have no alternative. Most people do not enjoy using computers and only tolerate them because they have no alternative. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who enjoy using AI themselves often resent having it used against them. — tap to centre the map on it People who enjoy using AI themselves often resent having it used against them. Last stated 5 months ago
6 May 2026
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Aaron Patterson — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computers, TVs and phones are badly designed for people because they keep us sitting still, and the human experience is a physical one. — tap to centre the map on it Computers, TVs and phones are badly designed for people because they keep us sitting still, and the human experience is a physical one. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. — tap to centre the map on it Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own. Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself. — tap to centre the map on it It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself. Last stated 24 years ago
1 Jan 2003
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Paul Graham — holds since 2003-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure. — tap to centre the map on it People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure. Last stated 5 years ago
7 Jan 2022
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Moxie Marlinspike — holds since 2022-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other. — tap to centre the map on it Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives. — tap to centre the map on it People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-06-15 — 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 group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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Most people do not enjoy using computers and only tolerate them because they have no alternative.
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People who enjoy using AI themselves often resent having it used against them.
Holds
Computers, TVs and phones are badly designed for people because they keep us sitting still, and the human experience is a physical one.
Holds
Even as AI makes building software easy, people will still prefer to buy some software off-the-shelf rather than build their own.
Holds
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Holds
It is hard to design something good for users you look down on, because you cannot stay interested in something you do not like yourself.
Holds
People do not want to run their own servers and never will, so a system has to distribute trust without distributing infrastructure.
Holds
Technology cannot let people escape politics, because politics arises from the existence of people who disagree with each other.
Holds
People often keep using large tech platforms whose harms they object to because of the platforms' coercive power over their lives.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds