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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: What is good in one culture may not be good in another What is good in one culture may not begood in another BS B. F. Skinner — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good and bad are not qualities of things in themselves but notions formed by comparing things with one another — tap to centre the map on it Good and bad are not qualities ofthings in themselves but notionsformed by comparing things with oneanother BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: The word 'good' cannot always be detached from the kind of thing being judged with the same standards applying to other objects. — tap to centre the map on it The word 'good' cannot always bedetached from the kind of thingbeing judged with the same standardsapplying to other objects. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowing other nations' customs helps us judge our own and not dismiss different customs as irrational — tap to centre the map on it Knowing other nations' customs helpsus judge our own and not dismissdifferent customs as irrational Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Different people's areas of strongest judgment or taste rarely overlap much with each other. — tap to centre the map on it Different people's areas ofstrongest judgment or taste rarelyoverlap much with each other. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Apr 2025 BK Ben Kuhn — holds since 2025-04-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taste and judgment are what separate good products from bad. — tap to centre the map on it Taste and judgment are what separategood products from bad. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 BW Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty shows that culture is not simply utilitarian, since a lack of beauty is something civilization cannot tolerate — tap to centre the map on it Beauty shows that culture is notsimply utilitarian, since a lack ofbeauty is something civilizationcannot tolerate SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group’s culture depends on what its members do, not on who they are — tap to centre the map on it A group’s culture depends on whatits members do, not on who they are Last stated 9 years ago 6 Feb 2018 DC Daniel Coyle — holds since 2018-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. — tap to centre the map on it Good products, like goodexplanations, are hard to vary. Last stated a year ago 29 Sept 2025 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — 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 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 10 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 2 months 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 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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