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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Jun 1986 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about Addiction .
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Read this korrent: The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
Last stated 10 years ago
27 Jul 2016
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2016-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction can happen to anyone, through a subtle process whose bonds are too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken — tap to centre the map on it
Addiction can happen to anyone, through a subtle process whose bonds are too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken
Last stated 40 years ago
13 Jun 1986
CM
Charlie Munger — holds since 1986-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself. — tap to centre the map on it
Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Jul 2021
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain. — tap to centre the map on it
Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.
Last stated 10 years ago
5 Apr 2017
GM
Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addictions let you engage in fake play and fake work. — tap to centre the map on it
Addictions let you engage in fake play and fake work.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. — tap to centre the map on it
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Breaking an addiction means changing your whole lifestyle, not only the physical habit. — tap to centre the map on it
Breaking an addiction means changing your whole lifestyle, not only the physical habit.
Last stated 6 years ago
12 Mar 2021
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2021-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Last stated 10 years ago
5 Apr 2017
GM
Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Aug 2024
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Explicit signals like follows and subscriptions are as brittle and hard to maintain as manually tuned filter rules. — tap to centre the map on it
Explicit signals like follows and subscriptions are as brittle and hard to maintain as manually tuned filter rules.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements. — tap to centre the map on it
Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
CN
Casey Newton — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago. — tap to centre the map on it
Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago.
Last stated 12 years ago
13 Nov 2014
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Raph Koster — holds since 2014-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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The feeds businesses design to be addictive are obstacles to anyone whose aim is to make something.
Last stated 27 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Read this korrent →
Same subject: Addiction
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: Addiction
Addiction can happen to anyone, through a subtle process whose bonds are too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken
Last stated 13 Jun 1986 · 40 years ago
Holds Charlie Munger
Same subject: Addiction
Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Last stated 9 Jul 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: Addiction
Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.
Last stated 5 Apr 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabor Mate
Same subject: Addiction
Addictions let you engage in fake play and fake work.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: Addiction
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: Addiction
Breaking an addiction means changing your whole lifestyle, not only the physical habit.
Last stated 12 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: Addiction
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Last stated 5 Apr 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Gabor Mate
Same subject: design
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Last stated 8 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Jakob Nielsen
Same subject: design
Explicit signals like follows and subscriptions are as brittle and hard to maintain as manually tuned filter rules.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: design
Regulating harmful social media design features for teens should be decided by legislatures, not left to industry agreements.
Last stated 27 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Newton
Same subject: social media
Social media designers routinely ignore what online-community design already established decades ago.
Last stated 13 Nov 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: social media
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Last stated 7 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Cory Doctorow Molly White
Same subject: social media
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets