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← Part of what people want from written text is the possibility of silence.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 22 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under social media social media Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Part of what people want from written text is the possibility of silence. Part of what people want from written textis the possibility of silence. Last stated 4 days ago 23 Oct 2026 SK Sam Kriss — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public disagreement with a piece of writing tends to be loud while agreement with it tends to be silent and go unnoticed. — tap to centre the map on it Public disagreement with a piece ofwriting tends to be loud whileagreement with it tends to be silentand go unnoticed. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the personwho wrote it actually thinks, whichis what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated a month ago 15 Sept 2026 ML Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text lacks the humanmind and knowability that makewriting feel worth reading. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 CM Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The clearest sign a message was generated by AI rather than written by a human is that it reads unnaturally, reciting facts about the recipient's own life back to them. — tap to centre the map on it The clearest sign a message wasgenerated by AI rather than writtenby a human is that it readsunnaturally, reciting facts aboutthe recipient's own life back tothem. Last stated a month ago 16 Sept 2026 ZH Zach Holman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now that anyone can generate a body of text, the only thing that justifies asking for a reader's time is whether the idea itself is worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Now that anyone can generate a bodyof text, the only thing thatjustifies asking for a reader's timeis whether the idea itself is worthreading. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to avoid AI-writing tells asa human writer is pointless, sincereaders who fixate on them ignoresubstance anyway. Last stated 5 months ago 28 May 2026 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather read your brokenEnglish than your AI-written text;we are reaching the point wheretypos are valuable again. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing may become an increasingly niche activity. — tap to centre the map on it Writing may become an increasinglyniche activity. Last stated a week ago 18 Oct 2026 KA Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate alot of low-quality output thatdevelopers will need to clean up,even as it also produces goodresults. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enoughthat they should be trusted toimprove the skills and systems thatguide them. Last stated 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 3 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Part of what people want from written text is the possibility of silence. Last stated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago Holds Sam Kriss Read this korrent →