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Read this korrent: There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology.
There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Oct 2023
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2023-10-16 — tap for who they are
Cannot both be true: Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing. — tap to centre the map on it
Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing.
Last stated 18 years ago
13 Apr 2009
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Peter Thiel — holds since 2009-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology cannot solve problems that are human, organizational and political in nature, however hopeful it is to think so. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology cannot solve problems that are human, organizational and political in nature, however hopeful it is to think so.
Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost no problem cannot be solved by increasing speed, trying more options, and testing additional hypotheses. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost no problem cannot be solved by increasing speed, trying more options, and testing additional hypotheses.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
30 Sept 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car. — tap to centre the map on it
The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car.
Last stated 16 years ago
7 Jun 2010
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Jarrett Walker — holds since 2010-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems. — tap to centre the map on it
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
AV
Ami Vora — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology never changes geometry: a transport problem has to be solved spatially before it is solved at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology never changes geometry: a transport problem has to be solved spatially before it is solved at all.
Last stated 10 years ago
21 Jul 2016
JW
Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What is wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology. — tap to centre the map on it
What is wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
Last stated 12 years ago
18 Feb 2015
FC
Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Dec 2024
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget. — tap to centre the map on it
A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
JA
Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
cannot both be true same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1995 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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There is no material problem, whether created by nature or by technology, that cannot be solved with more technology.
Last stated 16 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
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Cannot both be true
Technological utopianism is a temptation to resist: technology has no momentum or will of its own and guarantees nothing.
Last stated 13 Apr 2009 · 18 years ago
Holds Peter Thiel
Similar wording
Technology cannot solve problems that are human, organizational and political in nature, however hopeful it is to think so.
Last stated 20 Apr 1995 · 32 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
Almost no problem cannot be solved by increasing speed, trying more options, and testing additional hypotheses.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car.
Last stated 7 Jun 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Jarrett Walker
Similar wording
Nobody has a growth problem these days; they have a product problem.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
The technology side keeps changing, but the human side does not change that fast: people have the same problems.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ami Vora
Similar wording
Technology never changes geometry: a transport problem has to be solved spatially before it is solved at all.
Last stated 21 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds Jarrett Walker
Similar wording
What is wrong with education cannot be fixed with technology.
Last stated 1 Feb 1996 · 31 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
Technology only adds more: it is never this or that, it is always this and that.
Last stated 18 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago
Holds Frank Chimero
Same subject: politics
A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it.
Last stated 1 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: politics
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Daniel W. Drezner
Same subject: politics
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
Last stated c. 2000
Holds Joseph Tussman
Same subject: SaaS
"Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: SaaS
A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jen Abel
Same subject: SaaS
A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger