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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Oct 2024 to 26 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about writing .
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26 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A writer can be artistically important for revealing new possibilities without being technically skilled at prose. — tap to centre the map on it A writer can be artistically important for revealing new possibilities without being technically skilled at prose. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Aug 2026
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Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever. — tap to centre the map on it As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever. Last stated 8 months ago
4 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers. — tap to centre the map on it Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers. Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
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Paul Graham — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing is hard to train into AI models because writing quality is hard to evaluate. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing is hard to train into AI models because writing quality is hard to evaluate. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on. — tap to centre the map on it AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio. — tap to centre the map on it AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio. Last stated 2 weeks ago
16 Sept 2026
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Zach Holman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
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There is a risk that reading will be devalued due to low-quality AI-generated text.
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AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people.
Holds
Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks.
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A writer can be artistically important for revealing new possibilities without being technically skilled at prose.
Holds
As AI takes over more of the coding process, clearly specifying goals and exercising good judgment will matter more than ever.
Holds
Because writing is thinking, a world divided into writers and non-writers becomes a world divided into thinkers and non-thinkers.
Holds
Good writing is hard to train into AI models because writing quality is hard to evaluate.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on.
Holds
AI has made it far easier to fake a personalized message by pulling a few superficial facts from someone's public bio.
Holds
AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them.
Holds