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29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The recommendation algorithm has no idea that you like surfing; it has a number that happens to correlate with surfing. — tap to centre the map on it The recommendation algorithm has no idea that you like surfing; it has a number that happens to correlate with surfing. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real danger of AI is not that it does our work but that it lets us shortcut hard feelings, the way a phone already lets us avoid a difficult conversation. — tap to centre the map on it The real danger of AI is not that it does our work but that it lets us shortcut hard feelings, the way a phone already lets us avoid a difficult conversation. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sniping at people who are trying to build things is morally bankrupt and it damages the person doing it, however good the likes feel. — tap to centre the map on it Sniping at people who are trying to build things is morally bankrupt and it damages the person doing it, however good the likes feel. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the same memes and news as everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the same memes and news as everyone else. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. — tap to centre the map on it One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the reciprocal exchange it relied on. — tap to centre the map on it Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the reciprocal exchange it relied on. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. — tap to centre the map on it An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. Last stated a week ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain. — tap to centre the map on it Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. — tap to centre the map on it An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Recommendation algorithms are not sinister; they simply predict engagement, and what humans engage with most is outrage.
Holds GH George HotzRead this korrent →
The recommendation algorithm has no idea that you like surfing; it has a number that happens to correlate with surfing.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
The real danger of AI is not that it does our work but that it lets us shortcut hard feelings, the way a phone already lets us avoid a difficult conversation.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Sniping at people who are trying to build things is morally bankrupt and it damages the person doing it, however good the likes feel.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the same memes and news as everyone else.
Holds
Once generated text is everywhere, readers will become sceptical that there is a person on the other end of anything they read online.
Holds MA Maggie Appleton
One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged.
Holds PB Paul Bloom
Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the reciprocal exchange it relied on.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Holds EM Ethan Mollick
An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people.
Holds
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.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.
Holds GM Gabor Mate
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen