Traditional sources of morality are being replaced by networks that determine morality based on open source consensus. Commenting on: “the share of people who describe themselves as “not religious” increased rapidly since 2012-14.”

@johnrobb Oct 20, 2019

Technical systems can be fully cognitive, even if they aren’t fully alive. Cognition is the process of interpreting information within contexts that connect it with meaning.

Katherine Hayles “Cognitive Assemblages: Technical Agency and Human Interactions” Critical Inquiry 43:1 (2016): 32-55.

Don’t Panic, Know Where Your Towel Is 9.22.2020 Medium

1. The basic technique is to maintain a ferment of strong emotions and attach them to the topic of the moment.

2. The technique is profitable and a path to political power.

3. Politicians give the illusion of stability by creating a narrative that it’s us vs. them; we’re the good guys, and they’re... See more

This piece [about journalism] misses the main point of only writing about what is worth investigation.

Example, reporting on a single accident is useless info for readers. Launching an investigation on a section of dangerous road is very valuable to local readers.

@JordanHedberg May 28, 2021

When we design, implement, and extend technical cognitive systems we are redesigning ourselves.

Katherine Hayles “Cognitive Assemblages: Technical Agency and Human Interactions” Critical Inquiry 43:1 (2016): 32-55.

They aren’t crazy, just irrational. Just like you.

Matthew Pierce 9.27.2021

a bioregional collaborative here in the Connecticut River Valley in the United States, where I live. We’ve launched this collaborative in a specific bioregion. And a bioregion is an area that’s defined by its ecological boundaries, like watersheds, and also its cultural, heritage, and cultural expression that aligns with those physical and... See more

Conservatism is an impossible theoretical stance in a technological society.

"Revolution and Tradition” George Grant 1970

Social signaling affects the group; pulling on one corner of the social fabric stretches all members of the network.

Katherine Hayles “Cognitive Assemblages: Technical Agency and Human Interactions” Critical Inquiry 43:1 (2016): 32-55.