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← Society champions mediocrity and caters to the masses.
17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 24 Sept 2026.
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capitalism Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Society champions mediocrity and caters to the masses. Society champions mediocrity and caters to the masses. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Mar 2024
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anything loved by many must produce an equal and opposite force of haters; the only escape is mediocrity. — tap to centre the map on it Anything loved by many must produce an equal and opposite force of haters; the only escape is mediocrity. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity Last stated 10 years ago
27 Feb 2017
MG
Malcolm Gladwell — holds since 2017-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taste is not just pretentious or elitist: everybody has it. — tap to centre the map on it Taste is not just pretentious or elitist: everybody has it. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
KC
Kyle Chayka — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. — tap to centre the map on it People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
JZ
Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago
14 Feb 1776
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Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Imitation cannot rise above its model and condemns the imitator to mediocrity — tap to centre the map on it Imitation cannot rise above its model and condemns the imitator to mediocrity Last stated 188 years ago
15 Jul 1838
RE
Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it — tap to centre the map on it By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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Society champions mediocrity and caters to the masses.
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Anything loved by many must produce an equal and opposite force of haters; the only escape is mediocrity.
Holds
Encouraging experimentation and opening opportunities requires much more tolerance of mediocrity
Holds
Taste is not just pretentious or elitist: everybody has it.
Holds
People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices.
Holds
Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one
Holds
Imitation cannot rise above its model and condemns the imitator to mediocrity
Holds
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Holds
By pursuing their own interest, people frequently serve society better than when they set out to serve it
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds