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17 connected korrents · 18 moments on record from 3 Nov 2008 to 23 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about social media .
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design 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: Whether AI's gains are widely shared turns on whether it is like electricity, where the users captured the benefit, or like social media, where the platform did. Whether AI's gains are widely shared turns on whether it is like electricity, where the users captured the benefit, or like social media, where the platform did. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — 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… 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… 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: An age limit on social media does not need perfect enforcement to work, because its job is to change the default rather than to stop every child. — tap to centre the map on it An age limit on social media does not need perfect enforcement to work, because its job is to change the… Last stated 9 months ago
10 Dec 2025
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Jon Haidt — holds since 2025-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Brand marketing and growth experimentation are not rivals — a product personality carried into social media becomes fuel for the measured growth work. — tap to centre the map on it Brand marketing and growth experimentation are not rivals — a product personality carried into social media… Last stated 11 months ago
5 Oct 2025
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Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — 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: Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the same memes and news as everyone else. — tap to centre the map on it Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the… 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: Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the reciprocal exchange it relied on. — tap to centre the map on it Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the… Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up… Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the… Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity… Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. — tap to centre the map on it Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts… Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would… Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. — tap to centre the map on it After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the… Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2015-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Ramez Naam — no longer holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops… Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Whether AI's gains are widely shared turns on whether it is like electricity, where the users captured the benefit, or like social media, where the platform did.
Holds AI Alex ImasRead this korrent →
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
An age limit on social media does not need perfect enforcement to work, because its job is to change the default rather than to stop every child.
Holds JH Jon Haidt
Brand marketing and growth experimentation are not rivals — a product personality carried into social media becomes fuel for the measured growth work.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
Charging users money is the fix for social media, because a paying user is the customer rather than the product.
Holds GH George Hotz
Curate your own information sources, or an algorithmic feed decides what is important and you end up consuming the same memes and news as everyone else.
Holds
Out-teaching the competition built 37signals for two decades, and algorithmic feeds are now breaking the reciprocal exchange it relied on.
Holds
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds AI Alex Imas
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds MH Molson Hart
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Holds DM David MacKay
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas.
No longer holds
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald