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16 connected korrents · 17 moments on record from 13 Apr 2009 to 26 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about video games .
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20 Aug 2026
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Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. — tap to centre the map on it A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. — tap to centre the map on it A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. — tap to centre the map on it Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
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Eliezer Yudkowsky — holds since 2022-06-10 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film. — tap to centre the map on it Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. — tap to centre the map on it Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate. — tap to centre the map on it In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate. Last stated 13 years ago
18 Dec 2013
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Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2013-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Referral growth is driven by whales — single users who invite fifty or a hundred people — not by many users each inviting a few. — tap to centre the map on it Referral growth is driven by whales — single users who invite fifty or a hundred people — not by many users each inviting a few. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. — tap to centre the map on it The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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Most people do not reason about politics at all — they adopt whatever their tribe hands them.
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A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today.
Holds TS Tim Sweeney
A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long.
Holds HT Helen TonerEY Eliezer YudkowskyMB Miles Brundage
Games and film are better at different kinds of story: a long discursive adventure belongs in a game, a short tight experience in a film.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Graphics have stopped selling games: most of the market by revenue no longer cares how a game looks, so new games now compete with the entire back catalogue.
Holds CM Casey Muratori
In game development speed is quality, because the faster you can work the more times you can iterate.
Holds TS Tynan Sylvester
Referral growth is driven by whales — single users who invite fifty or a hundred people — not by many users each inviting a few.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
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A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Holds PT Peter Thiel
The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism.
Holds
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
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