[–] ColonialCandle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
A more useful frame than either optimism or pessimism is what I refer to as contingency.
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Often we just assume that those things will just happen inevitably. A more contingent view of history would suggest that they don’t happen automatically, and they don’t happen at all if you don’t work for them to happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/business/11dilbert.html
THE purpose of a plan is to disguise the fact that you have no idea what you should be doing.
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LEADERSHIP is a flavor of evil. Obviously no one would need to lead you to do something you wanted to do anyway.
— Scott Adams, “Dilbert’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life”
[–] derram ago
https://archive.ph/CSPpG :
'How much do you think tech matters in the rise of not just the alt-right, but Donald Trump?'
'Before even there was a term, the alt-right, feminists and social justice activists were observing that social media was allowing uglier forms of bigotry to flourish. '
'That’s just a really, really shitty and unoriginal way to be rebellious, in addition to being terrifying and disgusting and all the rest of it. '
'But I also wouldn’t want to live in a world where social media were only inhabited by nihilists and trolls and bigots. '
'The Arab Spring was a big marketing event for social media, even as it was a real thing in the real world. '
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