And here I was thinking that the invention of the "like button" was already one of the most destructive interaction design elements of the modern age.

What in the flying f*ck. Why does everything have to have a gambling layer??

"The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls". Is a good lesson from observing the effects of different national elections since 2022

Oh that is an excellent point. Love that the scale that makes it hard to revolt, also makes it hard to fully repress everyone. Thanks for the sparks of hope in the midst of all the scary bits

Amazing! I hope that the tipping point would come (and I should probably believe in this more); so many people are moving and pushing from different sides. Hope you've been well, too! I'm sure it's been quite a ride (understatement of the year)

Thanks for the insight, Cyd ❤️ I can definitely see that so many are trying, and that's what led me to ask. I really wish the nightmare could end for everyone. I can only imagine the "scale" of the work that needs to happen

My question is coming from trying to make sense of the fact that I can see that people are aware of the danger that their government leader is placing on their country, but I also feel that it's difficult to get critical mass, because of geography (?) and distributed centres of power (?)

Honest question: Is it logistically and socially difficult to revolt in the U.S. -- because based on approximate land area -- it would be like having one president preside over all of Europe, then people from Greece and all the way up to Norway would have to all come together to oust that leader?

They may need a "factual deep-dive", or "a reflection". But, not a quippy soundbite which our algorithms love.

Some things don't need "takes".

Today I learned: If the Kennedy era was the American "Golden Age".... it was apparently the height of labour unions, and macroeconomic principles. Meaning it was not a time of privatizing public services... Which a certain world leader keeps trying to do now, to "bring back" greatness

Commanding Heights: The Battle of Ideas- Episode One (Official Video) YouTube video by Daniel Yergin

This documentary is so eye-opening, for someone like me who's trying to understand the source of all this free market economy vs socialism "divide". Thank you for writing it @danielyergin #DanielYergin youtu.be/gfRTpoYpHfw?...

Thank you. I saw a CNN article where the title was a half-truth said by RFK -- only to have the scientific evidence refuting it buried in the middle of the piece. The news now sounds like a PR campaign, with only a subtle nod to journalistic vetting.

At #BCIT, it's great that multiple teachers tackle the same concept from different perspectives (Business Math vs Finance vs Quant Methodologies). It's a meta-lesson in teaching.
e.g. in teaching valuation of bonds: breaking down into a replicable pattern VS stream-of-consciousness

The best thing that I can take away from the Trump administration is a masterclass in...audacity.

If over half of the US Congress actually stands for killing the education department. Well. I don't know what other sign is needed that that government doesn't care about its people.
And this is coming from someone from a developing country in the top 25% of corrupt countries.

In a world of more and more shifting things, it's now a lot more soothing for me to read a static page.

Things I know to be true: The US Government is currently governed by narcissists. Narcissists feed off attention.

Wasn't there some...group that was diligently tracking and countering Trump's lies every single time? I'm sure it's tiring work (and this is where community-driven verification comes in) But, it feels so odd seeing him make things up every day, as if it's "normal". And not libellous.

If there's a life mission that I'll probably work towards - it'll likely be this.

I know this is petty. But wouldn't it be awesome if, just for them, you'd take it back and charge them for "the web". They seem to resonate with extracting business value out of infrastructure anyway.

@timbl.bsky.social , please show these profiteering arrogant f*cks that they'd be nowhere without generosity and a belief in humanity.

First thought after the Tate brothers flew to Florida: Somewhere in the decision-making chain of the current administration there must be a market research company. Although, at this point, I'll guess it's operating in Russia.

If it were a movie, it would be so exciting to watch the most influential nation in the world being driven by a gullible, insecure, emotionally irrational man. Or two.

In BC we have a "Step Code" for building energy efficiency that provides both a variable on-ramp, and a fixed endpoint, for building codes.

For urban design and zoning, this is the endpoint.
This is "Step 5" planning.

Maybe because I grew up in a country heinously known for corruption, and the dictator was still in power when I was a toddler, I've learned to spot corruption red flags even in grade school. We know what it looks like. Not that what's happening in the US'd be hard to identify, by now.

That's an idea for a "How Might We". HMW...make ethics profitable....???

Sometimes. Sometimes. I wish those darned marketing bootcamps weren't so widespread and effective.
Ah. Would've been fine. If there were equally widespread ethics workshops.

On one hand, I want to say - he's distracting us from heinous things he must be doing today; let's ignore this attention-bait.
On the other hand - what a way to move the Overton window, by showing something so disgustingly unhinged. That we need to pay attention, so we can find a way to stop it.

What's the best way to deal with an adult liar? 🤔

Asking as: a parent who only reads up about handling kids' lying, and someone who just read the part of On Tyranny where @timothysnyder.bsky.social mentions the current POTUS lied an average of 27x/day, by 2020.