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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 Same subject Read this korrent: Writing that is specific, local and grounded in a real life is the cheapest available proof that a person wrote it, because models default to generics. Writing that is specific, local and grounded in a real life is the cheapest available proof that a person wrote it, because models default to generics. Last stated 4 years ago
31 Dec 2022
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Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — 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 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was. — tap to centre the map on it Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Models already generalise substantially from tasks that can be verified to tasks that cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Models already generalise substantially from tasks that can be verified to tasks that cannot. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — 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 a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing requires grounding in real-life experience. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires grounding in real-life experience. Last stated 7 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who write professionally about money often misunderstand alternative financial services because they do not belong to the social class those services serve. — tap to centre the map on it People who write professionally about money often misunderstand alternative financial services because they do not belong to the social class those services serve. Last stated 10 months ago
19 Dec 2025
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2025-12-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain drawing of a pencil stands for writing better than a glossy realistic pen, because the more detail an image carries the more particular the thing it depicts. — tap to centre the map on it A plain drawing of a pencil stands for writing better than a glossy realistic pen, because the more detail an image carries the more particular the thing it depicts. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people who write Rust regularly are missing subtle details of how its borrow-checker actually works. — tap to centre the map on it Most people who write Rust regularly are missing subtle details of how its borrow-checker actually works. Last stated 7 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Jamie Brandon — holds since 2026-04-07 — 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 10 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 2 months 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 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 5 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 11 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 a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. — tap to centre the map on it A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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Writing that is specific, local and grounded in a real life is the cheapest available proof that a person wrote it, because models default to generics.
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Now that AI can produce competent generic prose, writing that isn't distinctively personal has become less valuable than before.
Holds
Editing your writing with a model pulls it towards one homogeneous style, far enough that you lose track of what your own voice was.
Holds
Models already generalise substantially from tasks that can be verified to tasks that cannot.
Holds
Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks.
Holds
Good writing requires grounding in real-life experience.
Holds
People who write professionally about money often misunderstand alternative financial services because they do not belong to the social class those services serve.
Holds
A plain drawing of a pencil stands for writing better than a glossy realistic pen, because the more detail an image carries the more particular the thing it depicts.
Holds
Most people who write Rust regularly are missing subtle details of how its borrow-checker actually works.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
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 low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool.
Holds