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6 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Including a book in a library's collection, or reading it, is not the same as endorsing everything in it. — tap to centre the map on it Including a book in a library's collection, or reading it, is not the same as endorsing everything in it. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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Ryan Holiday — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every new information technology is followed by a wave of censorship in which a great many books are banned at once. — tap to centre the map on it Every new information technology is followed by a wave of censorship in which a great many books are banned at once. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A reader's own mental image of a character is as valid as the author's depiction of them. — tap to centre the map on it A reader's own mental image of a character is as valid as the author's depiction of them. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People no longer read books the way books assume they will — they jump around, whatever they tell the author. — tap to centre the map on it People no longer read books the way books assume they will — they jump around, whatever they tell the author. Last stated 6 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The burden of proof for banning an activity should fall on the person proposing the ban, not on those opposing it. — tap to centre the map on it The burden of proof for banning an activity should fall on the person proposing the ban, not on those opposing it. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ask who benefits from you reading a piece of news, and you conclude that perhaps 95 percent of it was published to get you to buy, support, fight or donate. — tap to centre the map on it Ask who benefits from you reading a piece of news, and you conclude that perhaps 95 percent of it was published to get you to buy, support, fight or donate. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People only truly grasp the harm of a gatekeeping rule once that same rule is turned against their own work. — tap to centre the map on it People only truly grasp the harm of a gatekeeping rule once that same rule is turned against their own work. Last stated 5 months ago
15 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-15 — 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 better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
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Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech. — tap to centre the map on it Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech. Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
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Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included. — tap to centre the map on it Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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People often support banning a book based on assumptions about its content rather than on having read it themselves.
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Including a book in a library's collection, or reading it, is not the same as endorsing everything in it.
Holds
Every new information technology is followed by a wave of censorship in which a great many books are banned at once.
Holds
A reader's own mental image of a character is as valid as the author's depiction of them.
Holds
People no longer read books the way books assume they will — they jump around, whatever they tell the author.
Holds
The burden of proof for banning an activity should fall on the person proposing the ban, not on those opposing it.
Holds
A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate.
Holds
Ask who benefits from you reading a piece of news, and you conclude that perhaps 95 percent of it was published to get you to buy, support, fight or donate.
Holds
People only truly grasp the harm of a gatekeeping rule once that same rule is turned against their own work.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Holds
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Holds
Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech.
Holds
Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds