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9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it — tap to centre the map on it Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it
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Charlie Munger — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy. — tap to centre the map on it The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can be ethical simply because you are long-term greedy. — tap to centre the map on it You can be ethical simply because you are long-term greedy. Last stated 7 years ago
28 Dec 2019
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2019-12-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies are staying private longer partly because private-market investors have overvalued them. — tap to centre the map on it Companies are staying private longer partly because private-market investors have overvalued them. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. — tap to centre the map on it Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached. — tap to centre the map on it The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies are short-term focused not because executives are, but because executives are incentivised to prove results at quarterly intervals. — tap to centre the map on it Companies are short-term focused not because executives are, but because executives are incentivised to prove results at quarterly intervals. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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: 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
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners — tap to centre the map on it Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners
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Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired — tap to centre the map on it The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
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Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. — tap to centre the map on it Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. — tap to centre the map on it In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply. Last stated a year ago
5 Sept 2025
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2025-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships.
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Driven by incentives, a decent person drifts into immoral behavior to get what he wants and rationalizes it
Last stated c. 2005
Holds
The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy.
Holds
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Holds
You can be ethical simply because you are long-term greedy.
Holds
Companies are staying private longer partly because private-market investors have overvalued them.
Holds
Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business.
Holds
The right path for a company tends to be the option without a rapid feedback loop attached.
Holds
Companies are short-term focused not because executives are, but because executives are incentivised to prove results at quarterly intervals.
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Holds
Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
Private property is the most important guarantee of freedom, for owners and scarcely less for non-owners
Last stated c. 1944
Holds
The only rightful security of property is the right to enjoy and bequeath what one's own talents and industry acquired
Holds
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Holds
Enforcing non-compete agreements on low-wage jobs is anti-competitive and artificially suppresses wages.
Holds
In commodity industries, extraordinary profits from shortages are eventually competed away as supply responds to the profit incentive, and losses are similarly self-correcting through reduced supply.
Holds