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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 5 Sept 2026.
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politics Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Overly gentle language in feedback can confuse the message Overly gentle language in feedback can confuse the message Last stated 3 years ago
12 Mar 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. — tap to centre the map on it People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. Last stated 4 years ago
22 Nov 2022
GB
Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI." — tap to centre the map on it What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI." Last stated 8 months ago
23 Jan 2026
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully. — tap to centre the map on it Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully. Last stated 9 months ago
7 Jan 2026
SK
Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse. — tap to centre the map on it Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse. Last stated 8 months ago
22 Jan 2026
SK
Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level. — tap to centre the map on it People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level. Last stated 4 weeks ago
5 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of what people call politics inside a company is really bad context engineering. — tap to centre the map on it Most of what people call politics inside a company is really bad context engineering. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An automated follow-up message can make a customer feel heard. — tap to centre the map on it An automated follow-up message can make a customer feel heard. Last stated a year ago
11 Sept 2025
JE
Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse. — tap to centre the map on it Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
VB
Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
NB
Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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Overly gentle language in feedback can confuse the message
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People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered.
Holds
What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI."
Holds
Swearing at or being rude to an AI assistant makes it perform worse than treating it respectfully.
Holds
Being rude to a language model makes it perform worse.
Holds
People respond to how a price or message is framed, not just its underlying value, so communication needs to meet them at their level.
Holds
Most of what people call politics inside a company is really bad context engineering.
Holds
An automated follow-up message can make a customer feel heard.
Holds
Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds