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← Pushing complexity further means using all our ways of taking in information, not all of them rational

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Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under Google Google Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Pushing complexity further means using all our ways of taking in information, not all of them rational Pushing complexity further means using allour ways of taking in information, not allof them rational MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: More information did not open minds or inform people better; it can mean less understanding — tap to centre the map on it More information did not open mindsor inform people better; it can meanless understanding Last stated 5 months ago 6 May 2026 NC Nicholas Carr — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a system built from interacting components, complexity is multiplicative: making one part more complex adds complexity elsewhere too. — tap to centre the map on it In a system built from interactingcomponents, complexity ismultiplicative: making one part morecomplex adds complexity elsewheretoo. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Dec 2023 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Net may not produce a more complex vision of reality, because what becomes too easy becomes sloppy — tap to centre the map on it The Net may not produce a morecomplex vision of reality, becausewhat becomes too easy becomes sloppy MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: What nature wants is to increase information while decreasing entropy, and that is the objective any design working with nature has to serve. — tap to centre the map on it What nature wants is to increaseinformation while decreasingentropy, and that is the objectiveany design working with nature hasto serve. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is notworth the complexity added toachieve it, since complexity's costscompound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Dec 2023 RP Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to explain something simply often reflects not yet understanding the problem well enough to compress it. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to explain somethingsimply often reflects not yetunderstanding the problem wellenough to compress it. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: People are eager to optimize and put AI in even more places due to the zeitgeist that AI is too expensive and slow. — tap to centre the map on it People are eager to optimize and putAI in even more places due to thezeitgeist that AI is too expensiveand slow. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building a system that does the prompting for you is not a break with software history but the next rung on the same ladder of rising abstraction. — tap to centre the map on it Building a system that does theprompting for you is not a breakwith software history but the nextrung on the same ladder of risingabstraction. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business, not its AI vendor, bears legal responsibility when an integrated AI tool causes harm to a customer. — tap to centre the map on it A business, not its AI vendor, bearslegal responsibility when anintegrated AI tool causes harm to acustomer. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tool for browsing personal notes and data works better with a conversational interface than a traditional file browser. — tap to centre the map on it A tool for browsing personal notesand data works better with aconversational interface than atraditional file browser. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI chat apps will slowly eat up most services and provide them to users directly, often without an app or interface — tap to centre the map on it AI chat apps will slowly eat up mostservices and provide them to usersdirectly, often without an app orinterface Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
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