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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 22 Nov 1909 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The world is one only as far as its parts connect, and many where they do not The world is one only as far as its partsconnect, and many where they do not WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Means and ends are as inseparably connected as a seed and the tree it grows into — tap to centre the map on it Means and ends are as inseparablyconnected as a seed and the tree itgrows into Last stated 117 years ago 22 Nov 1909 MG Mahatma Gandhi — holds since 1909-11-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The lack of a single body responsible for connecting interconnected regions is a problem. — tap to centre the map on it The lack of a single bodyresponsible for connectinginterconnected regions is a problem. Last stated 3 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RM Reece Martin — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fundamental premise that everything will be wonderful if we could just all be linked together everywhere, all the time is false — tap to centre the map on it The fundamental premise thateverything will be wonderful if wecould just all be linked togethereverywhere, all the time is false Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jun 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is the totality of facts, not of things — tap to centre the map on it The world is the totality of facts,not of things LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: The sense of the world must lie outside the world; within the world there is no value — tap to centre the map on it The sense of the world must lieoutside the world; within the worldthere is no value LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world has no shared identity, because its citizens are not united by a common enemy. — tap to centre the map on it The world has no shared identity,because its citizens are not unitedby a common enemy. Last stated 6 years ago 7 May 2020 JD Jared Diamond — holds since 2020-05-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Towns and buildings can only become alive if all the people make them, sharing a common pattern language that is itself alive — tap to centre the map on it Towns and buildings can only becomealive if all the people make them,sharing a common pattern languagethat is itself alive CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1977 — 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 somethings, but some things that reallyexist lie entirely beyond its reach MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The world is one only as far as its parts connect, and many where they do not Last stated c. 1906–1907 Holds William James Read this korrent →