Sam Liebeskind
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product strategy at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
The work of political theorist Bernardo Zacka illuminates the importance of “in-between spaces.” Zacka’s focus is on physical spaces, such as balconies on apartment buildings that overlook the street, and how they can enable what Zacka calls a “reserved sociability” that strengthens pluralism in democratic societies. (12) When the driver of a car... See more
Alex Pentland • Rediscovering the Pleasures of Pluralism: The Potential of Digitally Mediated Civic Participation — Digitalist Papers
“In between spaces” with “reserved sociability”
It’s tricky, because, you know, we’ve created it as these spaces that are controlled. And they’re economically, you know, managed in particular ways. Yes, the individuals are, you know, co-constructing these systems. Absolutely. But they’re doing it within an environment that has been defined for, you know, value extraction, not necessarily for... See more
It’s possible to provide these services and argue – as the Panthers did – that these services are an alternative to unfair government services. It’s also possible to argue, as Occupy has sometimes done, that these services are an example of what we want governments to provide and a way of pressuring government to do the right thing. This second... See more
How do we make civic crowdfunding awesome? - Ethan Zuckerman
We’re the providers of information and we want to be the distributors. But Google now wants to be the distributor.
Why YSK: Ever wondered why women want men to just *understand* everything, why some people have a *blunt style of talking, prefer honesty and get impatient with waffling* or why some people have *difficulty asking people outright for help, dislike conflict and often worry about imposing on people*? The answer is simple to explain but not as easy to... See more
reddit.comThe platform also gives participants a sample of comments to agree or disagree with. Unlike other platforms, users cannot reply to other users’ comments, making it difficult to engage in trolling. The process of looking at a range of comments made by others for upvoting and downvoting exposes people to others’ opinions, which has been shown to... See more