provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
sari and
provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
sari and
there’s no one way to do anything. there’s just your way.
Embrace win-lose ideas

Data-driven research methods necessitate the collection of huge quantities of data and in doing so, they dismantle opportunities for paying close specific attention to the world. These methods also tend to obscure the many other ways of building understanding. Also, perhaps intentionally, data collection increasingly acts to maintain the status quo. We use data to study problems that would be more effectively addressed through simple political action. The impetus to “study the problem” ad nauseam gives the appearance of addressing an issue while perfectly maintaining the present state of affairs.
We did not remain foragers after inventing agriculture. We did not remain farmers having invented industrial machines. We should not remain laborers having invented digital technologies.
-Albert Wenger, World after Capital
Don't overlook the basics. Don't ignore the foundation. How long can a tree remain standing without the roots?