Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product strategy at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
However, most of these experiments have been failures. The trouble is that most of these platforms cannot keep the attention of the people who are supposed to use them. Too few of the platforms are designed to make online engagement compelling. So, figuring out how to make online engagement in government fun is actually a serious question for... See more
In Online Democracy, Fun Is Imperative
According to Ken Chenault, the legendary former CEO of American Express and current chairman of venture firm General Catalyst, the job of a leader is to deliver on two sometimes conflicting mandates: creating hope, and defining reality.
Don't Feed the Trolls: Why This Old Internet Wisdom Still Matters - Nick's Blog
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Social Platform Trust & Safety
from the chat app Quiet (https://tryquiet.org/) - good example of a “threat model” for a communications/social platform
To me, the vision is a civic life that invites all people to have the experience of collective life that we've been talking about. This civic life would involve a set of civic institutions that are accessible to all different kinds of people and offer them the opportunity to participate in the transformative work of engaging with their neighbors.... See more
Hahrie Han • Building societal structures to hold the messiness of our relationships
Every advancement in democratic rights — every extension, every improvement — is met sooner or later by a counter reaction, because there are some forces or folks that do not want to tolerate real democracy, who feel like their interests are threatened if there really is democracy. ... The story is not a story of continuous improvement or
... See morehumanity is still adapting to the fact that ordinary people have broadcasting capability. cultural norms around this are still being negotiated in real time. it’s actually imo more disruptive than promethean fire; you can’t use fire to burn people on the other side of the planet
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