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5 Sept 2024
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average. — tap to centre the map on it Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2024-01-17 — 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 a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Recommendation algorithms are not sinister; they simply predict engagement, and what humans engage with most is outrage. — tap to centre the map on it Recommendation algorithms are not sinister; they simply predict engagement, and what humans engage with most is outrage. 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: Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise. — tap to centre the map on it Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media recommendation algorithms are only partially designed to serve the people using them. — tap to centre the map on it Social media recommendation algorithms are only partially designed to serve the people using them. Last stated 9 months ago
13 Jan 2026
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI changes programming, people's taste and creative ideas will be magnified and boilerplate text editing will matter less. — tap to centre the map on it As AI changes programming, people's taste and creative ideas will be magnified and boilerplate text editing will matter less. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Oct 2024
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Michael Truell — holds since 2024-10-06 — 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 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Traditional recommender systems predict user behavior well but cannot be steered via natural language or explain their own reasoning. — tap to centre the map on it Traditional recommender systems predict user behavior well but cannot be steered via natural language or explain their own reasoning. Last stated a year ago
14 Sept 2025
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Eugene Yan — holds since 2025-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. 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 decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 a month ago
12 Sept 2026
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Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Recommendation algorithms are now the kingmakers and the editors that decide what gets viewed
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Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average.
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
Recommendation algorithms are not sinister; they simply predict engagement, and what humans engage with most is outrage.
Holds
Algorithms beat people at judgment, which is not intuitive but is true, so they are the first recommended remedy for noise.
Holds
Social media recommendation algorithms are only partially designed to serve the people using them.
Holds
As AI changes programming, people's taste and creative ideas will be magnified and boilerplate text editing will matter less.
Holds
The recommendation algorithm has no idea that you like surfing; it has a number that happens to correlate with surfing.
Holds
Traditional recommender systems predict user behavior well but cannot be steered via natural language or explain their own reasoning.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Holds
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Holds
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Holds
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Holds
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.
Holds
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds