What is a korrent?
A korrent is one claim a person holds, written as one sentence, with the words they said it in, where they said them, and when.
Almost all of them are drawn from what people said in public: blog posts, podcasts, talks, books and papers, going back years. Each one is kept as it was held at the time, so a page can show what somebody believed in 2011 beside what they believe today.
One page per claim
Every korrent has its own page, and every page is laid out the same way.
- The claim at the top is our reading of what the person said, in one plain sentence. It is labelled “Our reading” because the wording is ours, not theirs.
- Their words come below it, exactly as they said them, with a link to where and the date. For a podcast or a video the link opens at the minute they said it.
- Everyone who holds it shares the one page. If five people believe the same thing, that is one korrent with five voices, each in their own words: Build the product for yourself first runs from Derek Sivers in 2011 to David Heinemeier Hansson in 2026. Signed in, you can hold a korrent too; your name joins the list, dated.
A korrent can change
A post is finished the moment it is published. A korrent is a standing position: when the person stops holding it, the page says no longer holds and keeps both the old words and the new, with their reason. In 2024 David Heinemeier Hansson said AI could help with code but should not write it; in April 2026 he said he now starts every project agent-first. Both are on the page. We call that a turn. Changing your mind is fine here: it may happen or it may not, and when it does the record keeps it, with the reason, and holds it against nobody. Changing your mind gathers the turns.
Why it is spelled that way
“Korrent” is “current” with a K, said the same way. A belief is like the reading on a dial: it has a value now, and it moves. The spelling makes the word this site's own, so it is not confused with electricity or the news.
Three rules
- Quotes are word for word. Nothing is paraphrased into anyone's mouth; the sentence that is ours is always labelled ours.
- A number for how sure someone is appears only when they gave that number themselves.
- Nothing is erased. Changing or withdrawing a position adds to the record; it never rewrites it.
If a page is about you and something on it is wrong, write to hello@korrents.com and we will fix it.
Where to go next
- Topics — one question, everyone on record about it.
- Changing your mind — the turns, and what people say about updating.
- About — the longer version of all this.