Social media is a useful innovation which has had major consequences for the sharing of knowledge and information. However, attaching a profit incentive to the scheme has allowed profit-oriented organizations to undemocratically hijack some unfavorable aspects of human psychology, and I argue we’re all worse off for it. There is a way to retain the benefits and mitigate the drawbacks. It’ll be messy, but an improvement from what we currently are facing.
Read MoreOrchestrating other parties towards a collaborative goal is great stuff. It's also hard. Wouldn't it be great if there were some expert advice on making it easier?
Read MoreStandards are pretty standard. It’s actually a messy process to get there though, and we can see that occuring in the sustainability sector.
Read MoreIt’s 1979. American had started recovering from the OPEC oil embargo, and serial no. 22071 had just rolled off the assembly line. Let’s see where it went, and where it ended up.
Read MoreThere’s no clear answer to whether appropriating a cultural artifact does any direct damage, but it generally doesn’t do any direct healing to the traumas that led up to its appropriation - that is, unless the appropriator becomes an agent of beneficial change.
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