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Read this korrent: The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
KB
Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable — tap to centre the map on it
Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable
Last stated 7 years ago
9 Oct 2019
RI
Rihanna — holds since 2019-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Positions of genuine respect are earned rather than granted undeservedly. — tap to centre the map on it
Positions of genuine respect are earned rather than granted undeservedly.
Last stated 6 months ago
2 May 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people. — tap to centre the map on it
Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people.
Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future. — tap to centre the map on it
Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure. — tap to centre the map on it
Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure.
Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet. — tap to centre the map on it
Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet.
Last stated a year ago
27 Aug 2025
KC
Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated a month ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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The adulation and the abuse a well-known figure receives are both about the audience's need for a hero or a villain, and have nothing to do with the person.
Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kent Beck
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The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable
Last stated 9 Oct 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Rihanna
Similar wording
Positions of genuine respect are earned rather than granted undeservedly.
Last stated 2 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Being genuinely useful requires a willingness to risk offending people.
Last stated 22 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Similar wording
Scheduling posts across multiple platforms out of eagerness for fame is probably not the future.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Naming a narrow audience puts a creator on the hook, while claiming the work is for everyone is a way to hide from failure.
Last stated 26 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Godin
Similar wording
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Similar wording
Being heard as an artist or citizen today requires engaging with a toxic internet.
Last stated 27 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes