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← Simplicity is a choice, and a system that is not simple is its builders' fault.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 14 May 1998 to 25 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about simplicity.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Simplicity is a choice, and a system that is not simple is its builders' fault. Simplicity is a choice, and a system thatis not simple is its builders' fault. RH Rich Hickey — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion cannot rest on its simplicity alone; it must be backed by empirical evidence. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion cannot rest on itssimplicity alone; it must be backedby empirical evidence. Last stated 7 years ago 28 Oct 2019 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2019-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it A program's simplicity of structuredoes not limit how sophisticated thecomputation it performs can be. Last stated 3 months ago 21 Jul 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism,design is about to swing back tosomething far more expressive. Last stated 12 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Floating-point printing and parsing algorithms are converging toward an optimal solution. — tap to centre the map on it Floating-point printing and parsingalgorithms are converging toward anoptimal solution. Last stated 9 months ago 19 Jan 2026 RC Russ Cox — holds since 2026-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Focus and simplicity are worth the work: simple can be harder than complex, because the thinking has to be got clean, but once there one can move mountains. — tap to centre the map on it Focus and simplicity are worth thework: simple can be harder thancomplex, because the thinking has tobe got clean, but once there one canmove mountains. Last stated 28 years ago 14 May 1998 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1998-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated 3 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 15 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated 2 weeks ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Simplicity is a choice, and a system that is not simple is its builders' fault. Last stated c. 2011 Holds Rich Hickey Read this korrent →