korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← Nearly all fiction works through a balance of repetition and difference.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 1 Dec 2013 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Nearly all fiction works through a balance of repetition and difference. Nearly all fiction works through a balanceof repetition and difference. Last stated 4 months ago 1 Jul 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fiction and nonfiction are not arbitrary categories. — tap to centre the map on it Fiction and nonfiction are notarbitrary categories. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Dec 2013 EM Errol Morris — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: What makes fiction feel like fiction is a degree of contrivance and structure, not raw imitation of life's randomness. — tap to centre the map on it What makes fiction feel like fictionis a degree of contrivance andstructure, not raw imitation oflife's randomness. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whole areas of fiction should not be dismissed as "genre" and so denied the standing of literature — tap to centre the map on it Whole areas of fiction should not bedismissed as "genre" and so deniedthe standing of literature Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fantasy requires structure to succeed as a literary genre. — tap to centre the map on it Fantasy requires structure tosucceed as a literary genre. Last stated 6 months ago 19 May 2026 BS Brandon Sanderson — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A story can be pure fiction and still give a person an identity and a sense of meaning — tap to centre the map on it A story can be pure fiction andstill give a person an identity anda sense of meaning YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fiction can give a more comprehensive and representative picture of history than any single true account, because it combines many people's lived experiences and explains the wider context. — tap to centre the map on it Fiction can give a morecomprehensive and representativepicture of history than any singletrue account, because it combinesmany people's lived experiences andexplains the wider context. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 MA Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: World-building in fiction cannot be mere decoration — it must be integral to the plot. — tap to centre the map on it World-building in fiction cannot bemere decoration — it must beintegral to the plot. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 BF Brad Feld — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Switching genre for at least one book in every three or so gives you a range to draw on for nearly everything you will do. — tap to centre the map on it Switching genre for at least onebook in every three or so gives youa range to draw on for nearlyeverything you will do. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A human-authorship certification should not allow partial AI use. — tap to centre the map on it A human-authorship certificationshould not allow partial AI use. Last stated 5 months ago 1 Jun 2026 NH Nick Harkaway — holds since 2026-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replacea thinking human voice where truthmatters Last stated 3 years ago 8 Jul 2023 DH Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer cannot be productive and competitive today without using AI — tap to centre the map on it A developer cannot be productive andcompetitive today without using AI Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Oct 2026 TH Troy Hunt — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A job that consists of approving AI output has no flow channel at all, because the challenge has been exported to the machine and only the vigilance remains. — tap to centre the map on it A job that consists of approving AIoutput has no flow channel at all,because the challenge has beenexported to the machine and only thevigilance remains. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 JN Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — 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 deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2013 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are

At the centre Nearly all fiction works through a balance of repetition and difference. Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Lincoln Michel Read this korrent →