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Read this korrent: The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation.
The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Mar 2023
AM
Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. — tap to centre the map on it
Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you.
Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
SG
Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2018-08-30 — tap for who they are
GO
Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it
Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence.
Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one political value worth fighting for is opposing thought control: removing someone for saying the wrong thing is never the right outcome, whichever side does it. — tap to centre the map on it
The one political value worth fighting for is opposing thought control: removing someone for saying the wrong thing is never the right outcome, whichever side does it.
Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself. — tap to centre the map on it
A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself.
Last stated 8 years ago
by 5 Jul 2018
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2018-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it
One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with.
Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over. — tap to centre the map on it
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated 11 months ago
26 Sept 2025
RS
Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Changing one's mind is life; stopping flip-flopping means being a dead fish. — tap to centre the map on it
Changing one's mind is life; stopping flip-flopping means being a dead fish.
Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you.
Last stated 8 months ago
20 Jan 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change. — tap to centre the map on it
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it. — tap to centre the map on it
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 17 years ago
13 Apr 2009
PT
Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
JM
Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
ER
Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
TK
Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead. — tap to centre the map on it
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem. — tap to centre the map on it
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
LF
Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
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The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation.
Last stated 14 Mar 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
Read this korrent →
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Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · today
Holds SG Stephan Guyenet Gergely Orosz David Heinemeier Hansson Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Smarter people hold their opinions firmly but revise them quickly when new information appears, while clinging to consistency for its own sake is a mark of lower intelligence.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · today
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
The one political value worth fighting for is opposing thought control: removing someone for saying the wrong thing is never the right outcome, whichever side does it.
Last stated 31 Oct 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds DH Dan Houser
Similar wording
A large fraction of what the people around you believe is mistaken, and nobody is going to teach you to think for yourself.
Last stated by 5 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with.
Last stated 20 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over.
Last stated 26 Sept 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds RS Richard Sutton
Similar wording
Changing one's mind is life; stopping flip-flopping means being a dead fish.
Last stated 14 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you.
Last stated 20 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: libertarianism
With no truly free places left in the world, freedom now depends on new technology creating new space, not on political change.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Same subject: libertarianism
The great task for libertarians is to escape politics in all its forms, rather than to win within it.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 17 years ago
Holds PT Peter Thiel
Same subject: capitalism
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Last stated 17 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Javier Milei
Same subject: capitalism
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: capitalism
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Last stated 10 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds ER Eric Ries
Same subject: management
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
Same subject: management
A few larger teams under experienced engineering managers outperform many tiny teams each led by a working tech lead.
Last stated 5 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A meeting that wastes everyone's time is a meetings problem, not a communication problem.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds LF Lex Fridman