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politics 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 value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects. The value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. — tap to centre the map on it The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is enormous unmet demand for social, because the social products people already use have lost their adrenaline. — tap to centre the map on it There is enormous unmet demand for social, because the social products people already use have lost their adrenaline. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. — tap to centre the map on it A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. — tap to centre the map on it A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. — tap to centre the map on it Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long. Last stated a year ago
5 Apr 2025
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Helen Toner — holds since 2025-04-05 — tap for who they are
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Eliezer Yudkowsky — holds since 2022-06-10 — tap for who they are
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Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. — tap to centre the map on it Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer. Last stated 4 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. — tap to centre the map on it Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Apr 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. — tap to centre the map on it AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Aug 2026
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Ryan Greenblatt — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
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The value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects.
Holds ES Evan SpiegelRead this korrent →
The value of an audience does not grow anything like linearly with its size, so a handful of people who genuinely love the work is enough.
Holds
There is enormous unmet demand for social, because the social products people already use have lost their adrenaline.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
A game is quadratically more valuable the larger the share of a player's real-world friends it can connect them to, and that is the number one trend in gaming today.
Holds TS Tim Sweeney
The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong.
Holds
A game must be incubated by the smallest possible group with whatever technology is to hand, and the team expanded only once the idea is proved.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
A video game character has no inner life, so what they say is the only thing that can make a player know who they are.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Any given AI capability becomes cheap and widely available within a couple of years of first being reached, so nobody can be kept away from it for long.
Holds HT Helen TonerEY Eliezer YudkowskyMB Miles Brundage
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Because its types are erased before the program runs, TypeScript can afford not to be sound: checking 99% beats the 0% JavaScript checked, and buys features a sound language cannot offer.
Holds AH Anders Hejlsberg
Fiscal multipliers vary across time and place but are generally nonzero, positive for spending, negative for taxes, and larger when monetary policy cannot offset them.
Holds
A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system.
Holds
A whole class of product managers built a career on politics rather than on technical or customer skill, and that skill is now worth nothing.
Holds TV Tom Verrilli
AI that is merely excellent at research and hardware can transform the world completely without ever being good at politics.
Holds RG Ryan Greenblatt