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13 connected korrents · 11 moments from 25 Jan 2022 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under mental models mental models Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The grand visions promoted by today's tech titans conceal realities that are messier, more sordid, and more contingent than claimed. The grand visions promoted by today's techtitans conceal realities that are messier,more sordid, and more contingent thanclaimed. Last stated 3 months ago 8 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shiny futurist narratives may distort perceptions of how the future will actually be implemented. — tap to centre the map on it Shiny futurist narratives maydistort perceptions of how thefuture will actually be implemented. Last stated 2 years ago by 24 Mar 2025 AC Amber Case — holds since 2025-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: When most people say "technology," they are politically mystifying advanced industrial capitalism. — tap to centre the map on it When most people say "technology,"they are politically mystifyingadvanced industrial capitalism. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The thin AI wrapper layer really is being absorbed by the models. — tap to centre the map on it The thin AI wrapper layer really isbeing absorbed by the models. Last stated 5 months ago 10 Jun 2026 SG Sarah Guo — holds since 2026-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Visions are maps through bewildering complexity — tap to centre the map on it Visions are maps through bewilderingcomplexity TS Thomas Sowell — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it A benefit lies in the giver'sintention, not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success. — tap to centre the map on it A company that has become bored withthe mechanics of running a businesscannot succeed, regardless of itsstrategic success. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. — tap to centre the map on it A new approach to forecasting thefuture should sit betweentechno-utopianism and dystopianimagery. Last stated 2 years ago by 24 Mar 2025 AC Amber Case — holds since 2025-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselvesaround 'taste' because theirproducts are unappealing outsidetech circles. Last stated 7 months ago 26 Mar 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every failed dot-com idea of the late 1990s has since been made to work by somebody. — tap to centre the map on it Every failed dot-com idea of thelate 1990s has since been made towork by somebody. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. — tap to centre the map on it Great ideas are not all taken: manymulti-billion-dollar businesses werebuildable years earlier and nobodybuilt them for no reason other thanthat nobody did. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Silicon Valley has too much cross-pollination, so its companies drift toward an equilibrium and end up recognizably similar. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley has too muchcross-pollination, so its companiesdrift toward an equilibrium and endup recognizably similar. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The grand visions promoted by today's tech titans conceal realities that are messier, more sordid, and more contingent than claimed. Last stated 8 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Henry Farrell Read this korrent →