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1 May 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on. — tap to centre the map on it What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web really is more secure than it was a decade ago. — tap to centre the map on it The web really is more secure than it was a decade ago. Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Scott Helme — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. — tap to centre the map on it Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
BS
Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker. — tap to centre the map on it Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker. Last stated 12 years ago
18 Feb 2015
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. — tap to centre the map on it The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
RS
Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every migration to a new platform costs a community members it never gets back, and everyone has a limit on how many times they will pay it. — tap to centre the map on it Every migration to a new platform costs a community members it never gets back, and everyone has a limit on how many times they will pay it. Last stated 2 years ago
27 Sept 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become — tap to centre the map on it The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. — tap to centre the map on it A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005. — tap to centre the map on it Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer. — tap to centre the map on it Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer. Last stated 2 years ago
27 Sept 2024
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
AK
Austin Kleon — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were.
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What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on.
Holds
The web really is more secure than it was a decade ago.
Holds
Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it.
Holds
Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it.
Holds
Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker.
Holds
The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead.
Holds
Every migration to a new platform costs a community members it never gets back, and everyone has a limit on how many times they will pay it.
Holds
The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become
Holds
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005.
Holds
Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer.
Holds
Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves.
Holds
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft is necessarily bad, and that is exactly why one has to be written.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds