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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 13 Jul 2003 to 26 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are.
People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are.
Last stated 8 months ago
14 Mar 2026
SW
swyx — holds since 2026-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken. — tap to centre the map on it
What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken.
Last stated 3 months ago
20 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The user of social software is the group, not the individual. — tap to centre the map on it
The user of social software is the group, not the individual.
Last stated 23 years ago
13 Jul 2003
CS
Clay Shirky — holds since 2003-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once generated text is everywhere, readers will become sceptical that there is a person on the other end of anything they read online. — tap to centre the map on it
Once generated text is everywhere, readers will become sceptical that there is a person on the other end of anything they read online.
Last stated 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
MA
Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people you have relationships with should know you as you really are, not a polite surface version. — tap to centre the map on it
The people you have relationships with should know you as you really are, not a polite surface version.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
JS
Jennifer Steil — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future. — tap to centre the map on it
Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone already has a personal brand; the question is whether it reflects who they really are. — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone already has a personal brand; the question is whether it reflects who they really are.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 May 2026
DL
Deb Liu — holds since 2026-05-28 — 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 judgment more than their research.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
DS
David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
AB
Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
JF
Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
KR
Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity — tap to centre the map on it
A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 11 years ago
27 May 2015
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it
Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself.
Last stated a year ago
2 Oct 2025
AP
Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it
Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
AT
Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2003 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are.
Last stated 14 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds swyx
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Similar wording
What people care about in their own identity is continuity, not similarity -- they accept enormous drift so long as the thread is unbroken.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Similar wording
The user of social software is the group, not the individual.
Last stated 13 Jul 2003 · 23 years ago
Holds Clay Shirky
Similar wording
Once generated text is everywhere, readers will become sceptical that there is a person on the other end of anything they read online.
Last stated 31 Dec 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Maggie Appleton
Similar wording
The people you have relationships with should know you as you really are, not a polite surface version.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Jennifer Steil
Similar wording
An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Similar wording
Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Everyone already has a personal brand; the question is whether it reflects who they really are.
Last stated 28 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Deb Liu
Similar wording
An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research.
Last stated 19 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Sparks
Same subject: motivation
"Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion".
Last stated 9 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Andrew Bosworth
Same subject: motivation
"Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jason Feifer
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: Addiction
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: Addiction
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: Addiction
A will indulged becomes lust, lust served becomes habit, and habit unresisted becomes necessity
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Same subject: happiness
Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not
Last stated 27 May 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Natalie Portman
Same subject: happiness
Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself.
Last stated 2 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Anne Helen Petersen
Same subject: happiness
Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul
Last stated c. 1840
Holds Alexis de Tocqueville