The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 4 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Partly supported
Dave Morin: Twitter was originally built to update Facebook statuses
“Jack Dorsey and Ev Williams And BizStone were launch partners of the Facebook platform, and they built Twitter to update Facebook statuses.”
Dave Morin Jul 7, 2023 ▶ 19:24 #5: Twitter Won't Die! Long Live Threads! · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Supported
Coles: X successfully operates on far less spending and fewer staff
“And the truth is that they have been able to run Twitter at much less than they were spending on it with far fewer employees. It's still up and running and it's become You know, the water cooler place again.”
Joanna Coles Apr 11, 2025 ▶ 17:24 Why Elon Musk May Be Pulling Back from Washington (with Joanna Coles) | More or Less #94 · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Supported
Dave Morin: Meta needs 18% of Instagram to match Twitter's size
“All they need to do is convert, I guess, about 18% of Instagram to threads, and they'll have an app the size of Twitter.”
Dave Morin Jul 7, 2023 ▶ 17:44 #5: Twitter Won't Die! Long Live Threads! · More or Less Podcast
Assertion Contradicted
Sam Lessin: Twitter Once Relied on Single Mac Mini to Stay Online
“Twitter was at one point reliant on a single Mac mini to stay on the internet.”
Sam Lessin Feb 21, 2025 ▶ 58:22 #87: SKIMS To Revive Nike? AI Drama & The Satoshi Mystery · More or Less Podcast
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