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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 6 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 a month ago
20 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — 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: 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 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — 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
BF
Brad Feld — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon. — tap to centre the map on it
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet. — tap to centre the map on it
Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet.
Last stated a year ago
27 Aug 2025
KC
Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People need an online identity that outlives the platforms hosting it, which is why it should live on a domain they control rather than as a handle on somebody else's site. — tap to centre the map on it
People need an online identity that outlives the platforms hosting it, which is why it should live on a domain they control rather than as a handle on somebody else's site.
Last stated 14 years ago
13 Dec 2012
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2012-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A purely chronological feed rewards whoever posts most, so publishers drown out the friends it was supposed to show you. — tap to centre the map on it
A purely chronological feed rewards whoever posts most, so publishers drown out the friends it was supposed to show you.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. — tap to centre the map on it
AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work.
Last stated 11 months ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters.
Last stated a week ago
11 Sept 2026
DT
Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. — tap to centre the map on it
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005. — tap to centre the map on it
Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
RK
Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away. — tap to centre the map on it
A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away.
Last stated 8 months ago
21 Jan 2026
BJ
Bryan Johnson — holds since 2026-01-21 — tap 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 · 6 months ago
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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 · a month ago
Holds Max Hodak
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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
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An abundance of synthetic content will make people seek out the person behind the content more, not less.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
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A reader's own mental image of a character is as valid as the author's depiction of them.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Brad Feld
Similar wording
Even if AI curates better, people will still want a human curator they have a relationship with, because wanting to learn something is a social phenomenon.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Similar wording
Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet.
Last stated 27 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Similar wording
People need an online identity that outlives the platforms hosting it, which is why it should live on a domain they control rather than as a handle on somebody else's site.
Last stated 13 Dec 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds Anil Dash
Similar wording
A purely chronological feed rewards whoever posts most, so publishers drown out the friends it was supposed to show you.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Same subject: AI writing
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Mosseri
Same subject: AI writing
AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work.
Last stated 31 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Dan Houser
Same subject: AI writing
AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Derek Thompson
Same subject: personal websites
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Last stated 6 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: personal websites
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Last stated 2 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: personal websites
Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: Addiction
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: Addiction
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 30 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: Addiction
A self-destructive habit is best broken by naming the version of yourself that has it and taking its authority to decide away.
Last stated 21 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Bryan Johnson