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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under benchmarks benchmarks Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Westerners' standards are declining over time Westerners' standards are declining overtime Last stated yesterday 1 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Westerners are unaware of the modernity and wealth of non-Western regions — tap to centre the map on it Westerners are unaware of themodernity and wealth of non-Westernregions Last stated yesterday 1 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Architecture and everyday life have grown progressively cheaper and blander over time. — tap to centre the map on it Architecture and everyday life havegrown progressively cheaper andblander over time. Last stated 4 months ago 28 May 2026 KW Kate Wagner — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The growth of the religiously unaffiliated in America has stopped and gone into reverse. — tap to centre the map on it The growth of the religiouslyunaffiliated in America has stoppedand gone into reverse. Last stated 6 months ago 28 Mar 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-03-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Compared with five or ten years ago a company needs fewer narrow specialists and more people who are adaptable in several directions. — tap to centre the map on it Compared with five or ten years agoa company needs fewer narrowspecialists and more people who areadaptable in several directions. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Jul 2026 ES Elizabeth Stone — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is the party's censorship, not any lack of talent, that has made China a cultural underperformer beside Japan and South Korea. — tap to centre the map on it It is the party's censorship, notany lack of talent, that has madeChina a cultural underperformerbeside Japan and South Korea. Last stated 3 years ago 23 Jan 2024 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demand for narrowly specialised technical people may be waning. — tap to centre the map on it Demand for narrowly specialisedtechnical people may be waning. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The pelican-drawing benchmark's correlation with genuine model capability has weakened since 2025. — tap to centre the map on it The pelican-drawing benchmark'scorrelation with genuine modelcapability has weakened since 2025. Last stated a month ago 1 Sept 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world whenchance and strategy are in balancein it. Last stated 10 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can bebalanced with narrative depth tocreate their best film. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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 Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express asingle idea or test a singlehypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago 22 Feb 2018 BF Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are
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