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Read this korrent: Society is in a busyness bubble near a tipping point, and it will eventually burst
Society is in a busyness bubble near a tipping point, and it will eventually burst
Last stated 12 years ago
26 Jul 2014
GM
Greg McKeown — holds since 2014-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The societal turmoil of recent years will not ease in 2026 — it will intensify. — tap to centre the map on it
The societal turmoil of recent years will not ease in 2026 — it will intensify.
Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human civilization is on a trajectory that will lead to the death of 40-70% of the population starting around mid-century. — tap to centre the map on it
Human civilization is on a trajectory that will lead to the death of 40-70% of the population starting around mid-century.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no AI bubble on the demand side: the shortage of computing capacity is global, and spans every company and industry. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no AI bubble on the demand side: the shortage of computing capacity is global, and spans every company and industry.
Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling today's economic effects "the Singularity" waters the term down past recognition; Vinge meant an event horizon beyond which nothing is imaginable. — tap to centre the map on it
Calling today's economic effects "the Singularity" waters the term down past recognition; Vinge meant an event horizon beyond which nothing is imaginable.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future. — tap to centre the map on it
Falling birth rates make a society less able to be hopeful, because nihilism creeps in when people have no stake in the future.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is enormous unmet demand for social, because the social products people already use have lost their adrenaline. — tap to centre the map on it
There is enormous unmet demand for social, because the social products people already use have lost their adrenaline.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people. — tap to centre the map on it
As AI advances, thinking philosophically about its implications will become a common job and pastime for large numbers of people.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is infinite demand for intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it
There is infinite demand for intelligence.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are. — tap to centre the map on it
Beef and lamb are the most land-hungry and climate-damaging farm products there are.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Believing that higher yields do not spare land would push investment away from the thing that actually protects wild habitat. — tap to centre the map on it
Believing that higher yields do not spare land would push investment away from the thing that actually protects wild habitat.
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse. — tap to centre the map on it
A world where altruists followed expected-value estimates would be one where nearly all of them helped distant strangers instead of the people around them, and that world would be worse.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives — tap to centre the map on it
AI can have a significant positive impact on people's lives
Last stated yesterday
2 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed. — tap to centre the map on it
A career path becomes popular when it offers clear, prescribed rules that can simply be decoded and followed.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Mar 2026
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Paul Millerd — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
A federal officer can violate the Fourth Amendment and the victim still have no way to sue, because the Bivens remedy has been cut back to almost nothing.
Last stated 8 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Orin Kerr — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
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