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Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under formal proof formal proof Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Saving dominates returns early in a career and returns dominate saving later, because compounding is back-loaded. Saving dominates returns early in a careerand returns dominate saving later, becausecompounding is back-loaded. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 BC Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever fails to satiate in capital rationally saves more, and therefore ends up holding most of the wealth in the long run. — tap to centre the map on it Whoever fails to satiate in capitalrationally saves more, and thereforeends up holding most of the wealthin the long run. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Jun 2026 PT Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: If people become satiated with capital, the returns to accumulating it fall and the rich start consuming again instead of compounding. — tap to centre the map on it If people become satiated withcapital, the returns to accumulatingit fall and the rich start consumingagain instead of compounding. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Jun 2026 AI Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money spent in your twenties buys more experience than the same money spent in your sixties, because novelty wears off. — tap to centre the map on it Money spent in your twenties buysmore experience than the same moneyspent in your sixties, becausenovelty wears off. Last stated a month ago 4 Aug 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone choosing a career should workout where the money comes from andwhat value they add; asking thequestion at all puts you ahead ofyour peers. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Portfolios get changed because of life events far more often than because of market events. — tap to centre the map on it Portfolios get changed because oflife events far more often thanbecause of market events. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 BC Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of a degree's value comes from finishing it, so starting one you will not complete is a bad investment. — tap to centre the map on it Most of a degree's value comes fromfinishing it, so starting one youwill not complete is a badinvestment. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Feb 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Foundation-owned companies are six times more likely to reach their fiftieth year, and they return more to investors rather than less. — tap to centre the map on it Foundation-owned companies are sixtimes more likely to reach theirfiftieth year, and they return moreto investors rather than less. Last stated 4 months ago 10 May 2026 ER Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Active investing collectively drags down portfolio returns, and the evidence leaves almost no counter-argument. — tap to centre the map on it Active investing collectively dragsdown portfolio returns, and theevidence leaves almost nocounter-argument. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 AD Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Academic credentials — grades, major, the prestige of the degree — barely matter to industry hiring. — tap to centre the map on it Academic credentials — grades,major, the prestige of the degree —barely matter to industry hiring. Last stated 15 years ago 28 Oct 2011 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI could compete with human mathematicians once it acquires a mathematical sense of smell: knowing which way of splitting a problem makes it easier rather than harder. — tap to centre the map on it AI could compete with humanmathematicians once it acquires amathematical sense of smell: knowingwhich way of splitting a problemmakes it easier rather than harder. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI in chess and mathematics does not explain anything; it says which position is better, and humans build the theory from that. — tap to centre the map on it AI in chess and mathematics does notexplain anything; it says whichposition is better, and humans buildthe theory from that. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will transform how scientific discovery is done, and within two or three years a working scientist's job will already look dramatically different. — tap to centre the map on it AI will transform how scientificdiscovery is done, and within two orthree years a working scientist'sjob will already look dramaticallydifferent. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 MK Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 proofnecessary, because human review ofall that generated code becomes thebottleneck. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Formal verification is about to become economical, because models are getting good enough at writing the proofs that humans no longer have to. — tap to centre the map on it Formal verification is about tobecome economical, because modelsare getting good enough at writingthe proofs that humans no longerhave to. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Formalising a proof in Lean currently takes about ten times the effort of writing it out: doable, but annoying. — tap to centre the map on it Formalising a proof in Leancurrently takes about ten times theeffort of writing it out: doable,but annoying. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Saving dominates returns early in a career and returns dominate saving later, because compounding is back-loaded. Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 5 days ago Holds Ben Carlson Read this korrent →