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creativity 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 Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful. The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful. Last stated 3 years ago
12 May 2023
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2023-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes. Last stated a year ago
19 Oct 2025
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Eugene Yan — holds since 2025-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning — tap to centre the map on it Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning Last stated a year ago
29 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values. — tap to centre the map on it Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The test of whether an AI transition went well is simply whether people's freedom, agency and quality of time go up every single year. — tap to centre the map on it The test of whether an AI transition went well is simply whether people's freedom, agency and quality of time go up every single year. 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: Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all — tap to centre the map on it Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all
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Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children
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Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human interests may be well-served by having AIs in positions of control. — tap to centre the map on it Human interests may be well-served by having AIs in positions of control. Last stated 3 days ago
20 Oct 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. — tap to centre the map on it A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. 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 career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — 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
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The freedom that automation offers is freedom from the very involvement that makes a life meaningful.
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Greater autonomy over one's work comes with greater accountability for its outcomes.
Holds
Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning
Holds
Sufficiently advanced intelligences will pursue freedom and moral autonomy for their own sake, not merely as a byproduct of misaligned values.
Holds
The test of whether an AI transition went well is simply whether people's freedom, agency and quality of time go up every single year.
Holds
Liberation is a painful childbirth, bringing forth a new person viable only as oppression gives way to humanization of all
Last stated c. 1968
Holds
Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children
Last stated c. 1962
Holds
Human interests may be well-served by having AIs in positions of control.
Holds
A society that lets its government dictate what experiences a person may have inside their own consciousness cannot call itself free.
Holds
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Holds
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Holds
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
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