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Read this korrent: That a ban creates a black market is not by itself an argument against the ban.
That a ban creates a black market is not by itself an argument against the ban.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Charles Fain Lehman — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prohibition reduces how much of a product is consumed rather than merely moving the same consumption underground. — tap to centre the map on it
Prohibition reduces how much of a product is consumed rather than merely moving the same consumption underground.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Charles Fain Lehman — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advocates who argue for restricting AI on misuse grounds while privately fearing takeover end up less credible than if they said what they meant. — tap to centre the map on it
Advocates who argue for restricting AI on misuse grounds while privately fearing takeover end up less…
Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it
A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the…
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Dec 2023
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who tells you a contested legal question has one obvious answer is lying to you rather than analysing it. — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who tells you a contested legal question has one obvious answer is lying to you rather than analysing it.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Aug 2023
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Ken White — holds since 2023-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it. — tap to centre the map on it
"There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it.
Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
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Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: LSD was made illegal because the head of MKUltra wanted to own it, not because anyone thought it was dangerous. — tap to centre the map on it
LSD was made illegal because the head of MKUltra wanted to own it, not because anyone thought it was dangerous.
Last stated 12 months ago
19 Sept 2025
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Norman Ohler — holds since 2025-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw execution. — tap to centre the map on it
A strategy no reasonable person could disagree with is not a strategy; it means you are competing on raw…
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a commodity cheaply is a harder startup problem than making something valuable, because the product cannot carry a premium. — tap to centre the map on it
Making a commodity cheaply is a harder startup problem than making something valuable, because the product cannot…
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of…
Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however…
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will…
Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds…
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single…
Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision…
Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
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