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16 connected korrents · 16 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 29 Sept 2026.
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capitalism In tension Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The cultural prohibition on micromanagement is harmful The cultural prohibition on micromanagement is harmful Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
In tension: Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone. — tap to centre the map on it Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out. — tap to centre the map on it Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture. — tap to centre the map on it Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The cancel-culture argument now mostly shields the powerful from criticism rather than protecting the powerless from being silenced. — tap to centre the map on it The cancel-culture argument now mostly shields the powerful from criticism rather than protecting the powerless from being silenced. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Nov 2023
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Ken White — holds since 2023-11-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cultural focus on psychological health, meditation included, is one of the great obstacles to human progress. — tap to centre the map on it A cultural focus on psychological health, meditation included, is one of the great obstacles to human progress. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Feb 2023
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Alexey Guzey — no longer holds since 2023-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible. — tap to centre the map on it Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it — tap to centre the map on it The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it
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Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — 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 departure knocks it back into maintenance. 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 CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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The cultural prohibition on micromanagement is harmful
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Engineering managers are a necessary evil for when things break down; 37signals tried them for two years and went back to leaving programmers alone.
Holds
Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out.
Holds
Keeping ineffective people is a debt owed to the effective ones, and promoting anyone whose merit is not obvious to everybody else erodes the culture.
Holds
The cancel-culture argument now mostly shields the powerful from criticism rather than protecting the powerless from being silenced.
Holds
A cultural focus on psychological health, meditation included, is one of the great obstacles to human progress.
No longer holds
Concentrated power has been bad at every moment of human history, and a society is best off when power is spread as widely as possible.
Holds
The crippling of individuals is the worst evil of capitalism, and the whole educational system suffers from it
Last stated c. 1949
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
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.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Holds
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Holds
A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Holds