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Read this korrent: People who give up the right to negotiate nonessentials lose a lot of power
People who give up the right to negotiate nonessentials lose a lot of power
Last stated 12 years ago
26 Jul 2014
GM
Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
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 who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it. — tap to centre the map on it
People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 May 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state. — tap to centre the map on it
Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free speech must be defended even for repugnant views — tap to centre the map on it
Free speech must be defended even for repugnant views
Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it
Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
FH
Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power. — tap to centre the map on it
Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power.
Last stated 10 months ago
3 Dec 2025
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Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If America gives up immigration, it will lose one of the key things that has made it great. — tap to centre the map on it
If America gives up immigration, it will lose one of the key things that has made it great.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them. — tap to centre the map on it
When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Jul 2026
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Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-07-23 — 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 AI apocalypse do not justify much concern 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 is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past 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 in private group chats often become mainstream 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 earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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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 because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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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 if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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
MG
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
SK
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
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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People who give up the right to negotiate nonessentials lose a lot of power
Last stated 26 Jul 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Greg McKeown
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Similar wording
People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it.
Last stated 2 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Denying people the right to leave a country effectively makes them slaves of the state.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Balaji Srinivasan
Similar wording
Free speech must be defended even for repugnant views
Last stated 7 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
Last stated c. 1944
Holds Friedrich Hayek
Similar wording
Investors in the largest tech companies have voluntarily surrendered their governance rights, leaving founders with unchecked power.
Last stated 3 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Aswath Damodaran
Similar wording
If America gives up immigration, it will lose one of the key things that has made it great.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Noah Smith
Similar wording
When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them.
Last stated 23 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Mari Andrew
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: attitude change
Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Last stated 19 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sriram Krishnan
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: motivation
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.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Same subject: Telegram
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: Telegram
Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech.
Last stated 19 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sriram Krishnan
Same subject: Telegram
Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov