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Read this korrent: The further limits of our being seem to reach into a dimension of existence beyond the sensible, understandable world
The further limits of our being seem to reach into a dimension of existence beyond the sensible, understandable world
WJ
William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is probably no bottom level of reality we will ever reach; physics will keep penetrating layers without ever arriving at the last one. — tap to centre the map on it
There is probably no bottom level of reality we will ever reach; physics will keep penetrating layers without ever arriving at the last one.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
LR
Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sufism consists of experience rather than definitions, and its last stage cannot be reached by instruction alone — tap to centre the map on it
Sufism consists of experience rather than definitions, and its last stage cannot be reached by instruction alone
AL
Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
SC
Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You are not constantly branching into many worlds — you are that space, and the quantum reality is not the one you live in. — tap to centre the map on it
You are not constantly branching into many worlds — you are that space, and the quantum reality is not the one you live in.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
SW
Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The limits of my language mean the limits of my world — tap to centre the map on it
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world
LW
Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak. — tap to centre the map on it
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jun 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-06-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing. — tap to centre the map on it
The limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing.
Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach — tap to centre the map on it
The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. — tap to centre the map on it
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An argument that comes with neither logic nor data should be judged to have failed, as mere arm waving. — tap to centre the map on it
An argument that comes with neither logic nor data should be judged to have failed, as mere arm waving.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
RM
Roger Martin — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple is arrogant — tap to centre the map on it
Apple is arrogant
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
JL
Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
JL
Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Dec 2023
LR
Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
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The further limits of our being seem to reach into a dimension of existence beyond the sensible, understandable world
Last stated c. 1902
Holds William James
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There is probably no bottom level of reality we will ever reach; physics will keep penetrating layers without ever arriving at the last one.
Last stated 3 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Lisa Randall
Similar wording
Sufism consists of experience rather than definitions, and its last stage cannot be reached by instruction alone
Last stated c. 1106–1111
Holds Al-Ghazali
Similar wording
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Last stated 22 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sean Carroll
Similar wording
You are not constantly branching into many worlds — you are that space, and the quantum reality is not the one you live in.
Last stated 13 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sara Walker
Similar wording
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world
Last stated c. 1921
Holds Ludwig Wittgenstein
Similar wording
Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak.
Last stated 25 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
The limitations of being human are what make being human worth experiencing.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Bill McKibben
Similar wording
The human mind can grasp some things, but some things that really exist lie entirely beyond its reach
Last stated c. 1190
Holds Moses Maimonides
Same subject: humility
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Last stated 20 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Peter Sellis
Same subject: humility
An argument that comes with neither logic nor data should be judged to have failed, as mere arm waving.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Roger Martin
Same subject: humility
Apple is arrogant
Last stated 17 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: physics
A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Janna Levin
Same subject: physics
A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Janna Levin
Same subject: physics
A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences.
Last stated 3 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Lisa Randall
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: product management
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra