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Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: What a writer puts into the work eventually becomes clear, and that plus craft decides whether the writer endures or is forgotten What a writer puts into the workeventually becomes clear, and that pluscraft decides whether the writer enduresor is forgotten Last stated 72 years ago 10 Dec 1954 EH Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing that deeply impresses even one active mind in a hundred may have considerable effects — tap to centre the map on it Writing that deeply impresses evenone active mind in a hundred mayhave considerable effects Last stated 242 years ago 12 May 1784 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1784-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a piece of writingdepends on whether the reader findsit good, not on how much effort thewriter put into it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Jan 2025 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: The past is not something a maker should discard but something to draw on, and approaching it with humility is what lets the work come out distinct. — tap to centre the map on it The past is not something a makershould discard but something to drawon, and approaching it with humilityis what lets the work come outdistinct. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: What a finished work is remembered for comes down to a few key pieces, and most of the work that went into it barely matters. — tap to centre the map on it What a finished work is rememberedfor comes down to a few key pieces,and most of the work that went intoit barely matters. Last stated 13 years ago 18 Dec 2013 TS Tynan Sylvester — holds since 2013-12-18 — 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 artisticallyimportant for revealing newpossibilities without beingtechnically skilled at prose. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Aug 2026 HF Henry Farrell — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better a dubious idea executed with life than one dutifully thought through; a work's faults can make it compelling — tap to centre the map on it Better a dubious idea executed withlife than one dutifully thoughtthrough; a work's faults can make itcompelling Last stated 8 months ago 3 Feb 2026 MC Mason Currey — holds since 2026-02-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of making something is not an obstacle in front of the work; it is where the meaning comes from. — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of making something isnot an obstacle in front of thework; it is where the meaning comesfrom. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Aug 2023 NC Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody expects what they will see on paper when they hand an author the unfettered task of writing their life — tap to centre the map on it Nobody expects what they will see onpaper when they hand an author theunfettered task of writing theirlife Last stated 17 years ago 10 Nov 2009 AS Alice Schroeder — holds since 2009-11-10 — 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 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes workthat used to take weeks to build. Last stated 4 months ago 26 May 2026 CB Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL 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 mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated a month ago 23 Aug 2026 FC 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 landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre What a writer puts into the work eventually becomes clear, and that plus craft decides whether the writer endures or is forgotten Last stated 10 Dec 1954 · 72 years ago Holds Ernest Hemingway Read this korrent →