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← No country can keep a key technology to itself for long, because the knowledge leaves with the people who hold it.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 1 Jan 2020 to 7 Sept 2026.
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1 Jan 2020
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. — tap to centre the map on it Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
KJ
Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever the industry, the thing standing between a technology and its market is usually a government rule, which makes policy the lever that unlocks technologies. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever the industry, the thing standing between a technology and its market is usually a government rule, which makes policy the lever that unlocks technologies. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
MK
Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. — tap to centre the map on it Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
MH
Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist. — tap to centre the map on it A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. — tap to centre the map on it America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. — tap to centre the map on it A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
DT
Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. Last stated a year ago
14 Apr 2025
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. Last stated 2 days ago
7 Sept 2026
PK
Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
At the centre
No country can keep a key technology to itself for long, because the knowledge leaves with the people who hold it.
Holds DW Dan WangRead this korrent →
Only a handful of countries can do high technology at all, because industrial capability is path-dependent and the initial conditions are very hard to get right.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Money cannot buy back a manufacturing capability a country has lost, because what is missing is the knowhow.
Holds MH Molson Hart
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
Whatever the industry, the thing standing between a technology and its market is usually a government rule, which makes policy the lever that unlocks technologies.
Holds MK Michael Kratsios
Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how.
Holds DW Dan WangMH Molson Hart
A team has not earned the right to innovate on a product until it is the world's leading expert on the best versions of that product that already exist.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
By the time a technology is hot it is already too late to start in it.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds RT Ruxandra Teslo
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
A model can produce version two of a product that already exists, but the genuinely new version one still has to be made by people.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Holds SP Sarah Paine
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms.
Holds EB Eric Berger
A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens.
Holds DT Donald Trump
Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements.
Holds PK Paul Krugman