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← Practicality is not the essence of the intellectual's interest in ideas
17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 21 Sept 2026.
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Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago
11 Feb 2018
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Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The mere size of a difference does not decide whether it deserves philosophic study — tap to centre the map on it The mere size of a difference does not decide whether it deserves philosophic study
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William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Theories are not inevitable inductions from facts — tap to centre the map on it Theories are not inevitable inductions from facts
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Stephen Jay Gould — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones — tap to centre the map on it Anti-intellectualism is not one proposition but a complex of related ones
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Richard Hofstadter — holds since c. 1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The intellectual life is not selling ideas but coming together to determine the truth and significance of things — tap to centre the map on it The intellectual life is not selling ideas but coming together to determine the truth and significance of things
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Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is not the brightest who succeed — tap to centre the map on it It is not the brightest who succeed
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Malcolm Gladwell — holds since c. 2008 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Economic forces are organized, but the forces of intelligence are not — tap to centre the map on it Economic forces are organized, but the forces of intelligence are not
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Will Durant — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambitions to contribute to many disciplines today are probably unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it Ambitions to contribute to many disciplines today are probably unrealistic. Last stated 9 years ago
20 Aug 2017
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David Edmonds — holds since 2017-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. 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: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago
14 Apr 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are