Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
When we jump into a task without thinking about what we’re trying to accomplish, we can end up with solutions to the wrong problem. We can waste energy that would be better spent determining which direction to take.
When deciding what you’re doing, ask yourself:
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When deciding what you’re doing, ask yourself:
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What before how.
Social Platform Trust & Safety
Need better ‘trust’ systems to prevent things like this
Asked, received: community calendar for SF’s Tenderloin
newsrelaynetwork.org
In a world where AI agents are running wild, will we see a new wave of online social spaces that are “human only” - or at least “human verified”?
What are the tradeoffs between Government ID vs. “Selfie verification” (Bumble-style) vs. organizations acting as verifiers (Bluesky-style) vs. peer-to-peer “vouch for humanity” (lobste.rs-style) vs.
The only thing I should feel is compassion because that’s the only thing I wish for people to feel for me. So I will do my best to give grace to everyone. But often the hardest thing is to give that grace to ourselves.
Life Advice and Parenting and family stuff
Yancy Strickler
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?
Are you solving a
town square that spans the entire globe. Our aim, then, is to show a way past this impasse. The two views ar