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education 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: Work that runs against companies' commercial incentives will only get done by people whose income does not depend on those incentives. Work that runs against companies' commercial incentives will only get done by people whose income does not depend on those incentives. Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake. — tap to centre the map on it In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the… Last stated 9 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from. — tap to centre the map on it Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from. Last stated 7 years ago
24 May 2019
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Nadia Asparouhova — no longer holds since 2019-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. — tap to centre the map on it A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything you dislike doing is somebody else's dream job, so a founder should delegate the work they hate rather than the work they enjoy. — tap to centre the map on it Everything you dislike doing is somebody else's dream job, so a founder should delegate the work they hate rather than… Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Requiring people to work from an office is a legitimate way to run a company, and remote-work advocates are wrong to claim moral superiority over it. — tap to centre the map on it Requiring people to work from an office is a legitimate way to run a company, and remote-work advocates are… Last stated 3 years ago
8 May 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience teaches users the product is limited. — tap to centre the map on it A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience… 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: Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive game's money back is to make something great. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive… Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all. — tap to centre the map on it The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that… Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be… Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the… Last stated 8 years ago
22 Aug 2018
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Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hybrid work is the worst of both arrangements: it destroys the main benefits of remote work while also failing to deliver the benefits of an office. — tap to centre the map on it Hybrid work is the worst of both arrangements: it destroys the main benefits of remote work while also failing to… Last stated 3 years ago
8 Jun 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remote work and entrepreneurship take away shared spaces, like offices, where people used to make friends or meet partners. — tap to centre the map on it Remote work and entrepreneurship take away shared spaces, like offices, where people used to make… Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. — tap to centre the map on it Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu. Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for. — tap to centre the map on it Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop… Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can… Last stated a year ago
2 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-02 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Work that runs against companies' commercial incentives will only get done by people whose income does not depend on those incentives.
Holds MK Martin KleppmannRead this korrent →
In creative work there is a real benefit to not following the financial incentives, and to creating scarcity for the sake of quality rather than for its own sake.
Holds ML Michael Lewis
Company sponsorships, not individual ones, are where open source funding has to come from.
No longer holds NA Nadia Asparouhova
A stated company value that nobody would take the other side of is a platitude, not a choice.
Holds
Everything you dislike doing is somebody else's dream job, so a founder should delegate the work they hate rather than the work they enjoy.
Holds
Requiring people to work from an office is a legitimate way to run a company, and remote-work advocates are wrong to claim moral superiority over it.
Holds
A freemium product's free tier should sample everything the paid product can do, because a limited free experience teaches users the product is limited.
Holds AC Albert Cheng
Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive game's money back is to make something great.
Holds DH Dan Houser
The insistence that any education innovation must serve everybody at once and for free is the poison that stops education innovating at all.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds MM Matt Mullenweg
A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it.
Holds DD Drew DeVault
Hybrid work is the worst of both arrangements: it destroys the main benefits of remote work while also failing to deliver the benefits of an office.
Holds
Remote work and entrepreneurship take away shared spaces, like offices, where people used to make friends or meet partners.
Holds
Arch's community package repository removes the manual scripting that a developer's setup still needs on Ubuntu.
Holds
Hyprland put a twenty-year-old distribution in front of people who never believed open source could deliver a desktop worth leaving Windows or macOS for.
Holds
Needing a choice and a config file for every last detail is both the cost of Arch with Hyprland and the reason it can be made entirely your own.
Holds