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taste 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: Writing that deeply impresses even one active mind in a hundred may have considerable effects Writing that deeply impresses even one active mind in a hundred may have considerable effects Last stated 242 years ago
12 May 1784
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Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1784-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What a writer puts into the work eventually becomes clear, and that plus craft decides whether the writer endures or is forgotten — tap to centre the map on it What a writer puts into the work eventually becomes clear, and that plus craft decides whether the writer endures or is forgotten Last stated 72 years ago
10 Dec 1954
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Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — 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 writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it — tap to centre the map on it With any new subject people tend first to overrate it, then by reaction to undervalue it
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deep reading is valuable for the thoughts it sets off in the reader, not only for the knowledge it gives — tap to centre the map on it Deep reading is valuable for the thoughts it sets off in the reader, not only for the knowledge it gives Last stated a year ago
31 Aug 2025
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Nicholas Carr — holds since 2025-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. — tap to centre the map on it Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. — tap to centre the map on it Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it. — tap to centre the map on it What matters is not how the writer felt while writing it but how the reader will feel while reading it. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — 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 is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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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 media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated a month ago
23 Aug 2026
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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 landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — 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: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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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 when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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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 single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. Last stated 3 weeks ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are