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Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Something is perceived as meaningful in a given context to the extent that it is connected to other meaningful things in that context. Something is perceived as meaningful in agiven context to the extent that it isconnected to other meaningful things inthat context. Last stated 10 years ago 11 Jul 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meaning is entangled with external reality, so a person can be mistaken about how meaningful something in their life actually is. — tap to centre the map on it Meaning is entangled with externalreality, so a person can be mistakenabout how meaningful something intheir life actually is. Last stated 10 years ago 11 Jul 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: How things are done is at least as important, perhaps more important, than what is done. — tap to centre the map on it How things are done is at least asimportant, perhaps more important,than what is done. Last stated 4 weeks ago 2 Oct 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taste equals care; the experiences recognized as tasteful or good are the ones that are very intentional. — tap to centre the map on it Taste equals care; the experiencesrecognized as tasteful or good arethe ones that are very intentional. Last stated 4 months ago 24 Jun 2026 LC Loredana Crisan — holds since 2026-06-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Means and ends are as inseparably connected as a seed and the tree it grows into — tap to centre the map on it Means and ends are as inseparablyconnected as a seed and the tree itgrows into Last stated 117 years ago 22 Nov 1909 MG Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The sense of the world must lie outside the world; within the world there is no value — tap to centre the map on it The sense of the world must lieoutside the world; within the worldthere is no value LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are no small efforts: every positive effort to help others is meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it There are no small efforts: everypositive effort to help others ismeaningful. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 PS Patti Smith — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A meaningful encounter between two creatures changes both of them and ties chance to meaning. — tap to centre the map on it A meaningful encounter between twocreatures changes both of them andties chance to meaning. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: All science is embedded in and shaped by cultural context. — tap to centre the map on it All science is embedded in andshaped by cultural context. Last stated 12 months ago 7 Nov 2025 DH David George Haskell — holds since 2025-11-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month 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-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months 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: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat 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 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 isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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 landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Something is perceived as meaningful in a given context to the extent that it is connected to other meaningful things in that context. Last stated 11 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago Holds Kevin Simler Read this korrent →