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privacy 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense. There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Jan 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. — tap to centre the map on it Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. Last stated 4 months ago
3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. — tap to centre the map on it Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. Last stated 4 months ago
3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A platform hands out free attention to creators only until they are committed to it, and then withdraws it and sells what they built. — tap to centre the map on it A platform hands out free attention to creators only until they are committed to it, and then withdraws it and sells what they built. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Jan 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. — tap to centre the map on it A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology platforms are not patrons of culture: their aim is addiction, because an addicted audience is the customer they want. — tap to centre the map on it The technology platforms are not patrons of culture: their aim is addiction, because an addicted audience is the customer they want. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Feb 2024
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Ted Gioia — holds since 2024-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. — tap to centre the map on it A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Charging users money is the fix for social media, because a paying user is the customer rather than the product. — tap to centre the map on it Charging users money is the fix for social media, because a paying user is the customer rather than the product. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Telegram leaves perhaps 80 percent of its potential revenue on the table by refusing to exploit personal data for advertising. — tap to centre the map on it Telegram leaves perhaps 80 percent of its potential revenue on the table by refusing to exploit personal data for advertising. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain. — tap to centre the map on it Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. — tap to centre the map on it An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it. Last stated a year ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — 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 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. — tap to centre the map on it A parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break. Last stated 7 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Jon Haidt — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. — tap to centre the map on it AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Aug 2024
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2024-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. — tap to centre the map on it "The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid. Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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Arielle Schwartz — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. — tap to centre the map on it Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. Last stated 4 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
At the centre
There is no attention economy: attention cannot serve as money, so a platform must always convert it into cash at somebody's expense.
Holds CD Cory DoctorowRead this korrent →
Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Holds
Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
Holds
A platform hands out free attention to creators only until they are committed to it, and then withdraws it and sells what they built.
Holds CD Cory Doctorow
A full-time job is not the best way to monetise a skill; it is one package among several, and defaulting to it is a faulty plan.
Holds EV Elena Verna
The technology platforms are not patrons of culture: their aim is addiction, because an addicted audience is the customer they want.
Holds TG Ted Gioia
A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Holds AO Addy Osmani
Charging users money is the fix for social media, because a paying user is the customer rather than the product.
Holds GH George Hotz
Telegram leaves perhaps 80 percent of its potential revenue on the table by refusing to exploit personal data for advertising.
Holds
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Holds TF Tony Fadell
Addiction is neither a choice nor an inherited disease, but a response to pain: the question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.
Holds GM Gabor Mate
An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.
Holds TH ThePrimeagen
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 parental-consent exception defeats a social media age limit, because it drops each family straight back into the trap the law exists to break.
Holds JH Jon Haidt
AI design tools are starting at the low end and eating their way up: within ten years even the richest brands will rely heavily on them.
Holds JN Jakob Nielsen
"The body keeps the score" is only half the story, and the missing half matters: a body described only as a harbinger of the past is a body people learn to avoid.
Holds AS Arielle Schwartz
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Holds GM Gabor Mate
Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong.
Holds DR David Reich