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behavioural science
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consciousness
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attitude change
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Read this korrent: Once algorithms know you better than you know yourself, they can control and manipulate you
Once algorithms know you better than you know yourself, they can control and manipulate you
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People will rely ever more on algorithms to decide for them, but the algorithms are unlikely to manipulate them consciously, having no consciousness — tap to centre the map on it
People will rely ever more on algorithms to decide for them, but the algorithms are unlikely to manipulate them consciously, having no consciousness
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff. — tap to centre the map on it
When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff.
Last stated 5 days ago
19 Oct 2026
GO
Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise. — tap to centre the map on it
Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming. — tap to centre the map on it
If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
TH
ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks — tap to centre the map on it
Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquisition built on somebody else's algorithm can be taken away at any moment, which is why it must sit below earned channels on a growth roadmap. — tap to centre the map on it
Acquisition built on somebody else's algorithm can be taken away at any moment, which is why it must sit below earned channels on a growth roadmap.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most important decisions about our bodies will be taken by external algorithms, not by our own feelings — tap to centre the map on it
The most important decisions about our bodies will be taken by external algorithms, not by our own feelings
Last stated 12 years ago
8 Feb 2015
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-02-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Last stated 9 months ago
4 Feb 2026
SW
Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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Once algorithms know you better than you know yourself, they can control and manipulate you
Last stated c. 2018–2019
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
People will rely ever more on algorithms to decide for them, but the algorithms are unlikely to manipulate them consciously, having no consciousness
Last stated c. 2018–2019
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
When not an expert in an area, one tends to trust AI and later learns it does stupid stuff.
Last stated 19 Oct 2026 · 5 days ago
Holds Gergely Orosz
Similar wording
Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise.
Last stated 12 Oct 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Daniel Kahneman
Similar wording
If AI can make you irrelevant, what you were doing was work slightly too complicated to automate before, not programming.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Similar wording
Responsibility for algorithms taking authority from humans lies with the biologists, not the computer geeks
Last stated c. 2015–2017
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
Acquisition built on somebody else's algorithm can be taken away at any moment, which is why it must sit below earned channels on a growth roadmap.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Similar wording
The most important decisions about our bodies will be taken by external algorithms, not by our own feelings
Last stated 8 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Similar wording
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated 7 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Mr. Money Mustache
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: consciousness
A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others
Last stated c. 1902
Holds William James
Same subject: consciousness
A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matt Webb
Same subject: consciousness
A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity.
Last stated 4 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Stephen Wolfram
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Ford