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← People are drawn to complex answers, and complex answers tend to be incorrect.

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Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People are drawn to complex answers, and complex answers tend to be incorrect. People are drawn to complex answers, andcomplex answers tend to be incorrect. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans keep their place in AI as judges rather than authors, because telling which of two answers is better is far easier than writing a good one. — tap to centre the map on it Humans keep their place in AI asjudges rather than authors, becausetelling which of two answers isbetter is far easier than writing agood one. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI assistants still make mistakes and their answers need to be double-checked by a human. — tap to centre the map on it AI assistants still make mistakesand their answers need to bedouble-checked by a human. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is probably still too early in understanding what works for anyone to simply build the right answer; everyone is exploring together. — tap to centre the map on it It is probably still too early inunderstanding what works for anyoneto simply build the right answer;everyone is exploring together. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 AV Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot choose without comparison, so an AI that hands over one perfect answer will not satisfy them. — tap to centre the map on it People cannot choose withoutcomparison, so an AI that hands overone perfect answer will not satisfythem. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it When accuracy and belongingconflict, most people take thebelief that keeps them accepted bytheir community. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI chatbots are tuned to produce an answer that feels satisfying to the user rather than one that is correct. — tap to centre the map on it AI chatbots are tuned to produce ananswer that feels satisfying to theuser rather than one that iscorrect. Last stated 2 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 ML Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: People may be overestimating how many problems are bound by intelligence rather than by other things. — tap to centre the map on it People may be overestimating howmany problems are bound byintelligence rather than by otherthings. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it An audience wants a maker's judgmentmore than their research. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 DS David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre 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 workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit 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: 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it Ideas that first circulate inprivate group chats often becomemainstream public opinion. Last stated 2 years ago 19 May 2024 SK Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People are drawn to complex answers, and complex answers tend to be incorrect. Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago Holds Tobias Lütke Read this korrent →