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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 3 Mar 2021 to 23 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under government
government
Everything filed under social media
social media
Everything filed under Telegram
Telegram
Everything filed under open source
open source
Everything filed under innovation
innovation
Everything filed under censorship
censorship
Everything filed under vibe coding
vibe coding
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Read this korrent: The internet can be a grim place
The internet can be a grim place
Last stated 6 years ago
3 Mar 2021
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any website with public user-generated content will experience abusive behavior. — tap to centre the map on it
Any website with public user-generated content will experience abusive behavior.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it. — tap to centre the map on it
Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it.
Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
BS
Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Depending on open source you cannot fix is the frightening kind of outage, because at your own scale there may be nobody in the world you can pay for an answer. — tap to centre the map on it
Depending on open source you cannot fix is the frightening kind of outage, because at your own scale there may be nobody in the world you can pay for an answer.
Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
TP
Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The US federal government will eventually impose heavy-handed control over the internet. — tap to centre the map on it
The US federal government will eventually impose heavy-handed control over the internet.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. — tap to centre the map on it
The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead.
Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
RS
Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there. — tap to centre the map on it
Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software development does not proceed along a straight, predictable path — tap to centre the map on it
Software development does not proceed along a straight, predictable path
Last stated a year ago
1 May 2025
JS
John Siracusa — holds since 2025-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible. — tap to centre the map on it
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
MW
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 a month ago
23 Aug 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism. — tap to centre the map on it
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
BH
Byrne Hobart — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
MG
Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech. — tap to centre the map on it
Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
SK
Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included. — tap to centre the map on it
Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included.
Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
PD
Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
At the centre
The internet can be a grim place
Last stated 3 Mar 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Any website with public user-generated content will experience abusive behavior.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Similar wording
Most institutions that predate the internet will not survive it.
Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Balaji Srinivasan
Similar wording
Depending on open source you cannot fix is the frightening kind of outage, because at your own scale there may be nobody in the world you can pay for an answer.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Similar wording
The US federal government will eventually impose heavy-handed control over the internet.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Similar wording
The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Robin Sloan
Similar wording
Digital worlds should carry fewer restrictions than the physical one, because acts that would do damage in reality do none there.
Last stated 28 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
Software development does not proceed along a straight, predictable path
Last stated 1 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds John Siracusa
Similar wording
Letting non-programmers vibe-code features into a large existing product destroys its architecture, even when every individual change looks defensible.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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 · a month ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: social media
A more fragmented but media-savvy population will lead to more small-scale, meme-driven terrorism.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Byrne Hobart
Same subject: Telegram
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Last stated 25 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Matthew Green
Same subject: Telegram
Private group chats have become the primary venue for the most interesting conversations in tech.
Last stated 19 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sriram Krishnan
Same subject: Telegram
Telegram has never shared a single private message with anyone, governments and intelligence services included.
Last stated 30 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Pavel Durov
Same subject: government
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Radley Balko
Same subject: government
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: government
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Noah Smith