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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 17 Jan 2024 to 5 Oct 2026.
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13 Jan 2026
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. — tap to centre the map on it A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Dec 2024
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Yotam Ottolenghi — holds since 2024-12-12 — 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 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. — tap to centre the map on it A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. Last stated 9 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising is what has degraded the quality of websites and social platforms like Instagram. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising is what has degraded the quality of websites and social platforms like Instagram. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Aug 2024
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data. — tap to centre the map on it AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data. Last stated a month ago
5 Oct 2026
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Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-05 — 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: America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech — tap to centre the map on it America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech Last stated 2 years ago
7 Jan 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-01-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drunkard in the gutter is where the natural order of things puts him — tap to centre the map on it A drunkard in the gutter is where the natural order of things puts him
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William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The other side is bad too" is no answer to the Trump administration's use of power against speech. — tap to centre the map on it "The other side is bad too" is no answer to the Trump administration's use of power against speech. Last stated 6 months ago
29 Apr 2026
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Greg Lukianoff — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country whose First Amendment allows deliberately negative stories is right, not wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A country whose First Amendment allows deliberately negative stories is right, not wrong. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Jake Tapper — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. — tap to centre the map on it A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Aug 2024
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Mike Masnick — holds since 2024-08-26 — tap for who they are
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Social media recommendation algorithms are only partially designed to serve the people using them.
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A food’s value should not be set by the attention it gets on social media.
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
A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break.
Holds
Advertising is what has degraded the quality of websites and social platforms like Instagram.
Holds
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Holds
AI is creating user surplus and capital deepening, even if it is not yet showing up in TFP data.
Holds
Algorithmic feeds seem to have nudged people into conforming to each other, a homogenised culture in which everyone accepts the average.
Holds
America's power is recovering from an authoritarian grip on free speech
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
A skill is basically a prompt, sometimes a large one, more like a style guide: the best practice for taste, which font to use, and how to guide AI not to create AI slop.
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
A drunkard in the gutter is where the natural order of things puts him
Last stated c. 1883
Holds
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Holds
"The other side is bad too" is no answer to the Trump administration's use of power against speech.
Holds
A country whose First Amendment allows deliberately negative stories is right, not wrong.
Holds
A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder.
Holds