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← Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Apr 2009 to 4 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
Last stated 12 years ago
18 Feb 2015
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse. — tap to centre the map on it
In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse.
Last stated 3 months ago
8 Jul 2026
MC
Meaghan Choi — holds since 2026-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Oct 2023
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open. — tap to centre the map on it
We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open.
Last stated 18 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The future will increasingly be answers, not searches, whether people like it or not. — tap to centre the map on it
The future will increasingly be answers, not searches, whether people like it or not.
Last stated a year ago
21 Sept 2025
MP
Matthew Prince — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
MZ
Michelle Zatlyn — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
AV
Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 3 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that 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 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
IA
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
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
Last stated 18 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds Frank Chimero
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
You cannot keep making things better by adding to them; you must prune.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
In terms of full functionality, things can be a little simpler than they are now; not every idea is good or necessary, and sometimes adding it is worse.
Last stated 8 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Meaghan Choi
Similar wording
There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology.
Last stated 16 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Last stated 25 Jan 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Brian Chesky
Similar wording
We are in a deadly race between politics and technology; the future will be much better or much worse, and it is still open.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 18 years ago
Holds Peter Thiel
Similar wording
The future will increasingly be answers, not searches, whether people like it or not.
Last stated 21 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Matthew Prince Michelle Zatlyn
Similar wording
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Addy Osmani
Similar wording
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ami Vora
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
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 Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward