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Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The end of work looks less ominous now than it did in 1995 The end of work looks less ominous nowthan it did in 1995 Last stated 12 years ago 28 May 2014 JR Jeremy Rifkin — holds since 2014-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: About the world's future, cautious optimism is warranted — tap to centre the map on it About the world's future, cautiousoptimism is warranted JD Jared Diamond — holds since c. 2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accepting the universe is a matter of loyalty like patriotism, not optimism — tap to centre the map on it Accepting the universe is a matterof loyalty like patriotism, notoptimism GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI safety worriers and AI optimists both believe AI will be a hugely transformative economic success, unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. — tap to centre the map on it AI safety worriers and AI optimistsboth believe AI will be a hugelytransformative economic success,unlike the AI-bubble skeptics. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: All ideologies offer optimism as a false cure for malaise. — tap to centre the map on it All ideologies offer optimism as afalse cure for malaise. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 AC Andrei Codrescu — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: America is a country that rewards first-principles thinkers and builders and encourages reinvention despite cynicism. — tap to centre the map on it America is a country that rewardsfirst-principles thinkers andbuilders and encourages reinventiondespite cynicism. Last stated 4 months ago 5 Jul 2026 SW swyx — holds since 2026-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: As soon as founder mode is an established idea people will misuse it: founders excusing an inability to delegate, and managers deciding to act like founders. — tap to centre the map on it As soon as founder mode is anestablished idea people will misuseit: founders excusing an inabilityto delegate, and managers decidingto act like founders. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Sept 2024 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2024-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being optimistic about AI as it currently exists requires a degree of privilege. — tap to centre the map on it Being optimistic about AI as itcurrently exists requires a degreeof privilege. Last stated 11 months ago 3 Dec 2025 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2025-12-03 — 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 acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — 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 goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid couldbe freed for data centres just bycovering the yearly peak withbatteries or peaker plants. Last stated 8 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it An off-grid data centre can deleteits uninterruptible power suppliesentirely, because the battery bankoutside already is one. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The end of work looks less ominous now than it did in 1995 Last stated 28 May 2014 · 12 years ago Holds Jeremy Rifkin Read this korrent →