Sam Liebeskind
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product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
James Madison — a.k.a. Guy Who Wrote the First Amendment — argued that newspapers should have a massive subsidy from the federal government to encourage the distribution of newspapers. The “postal subsidy,” which provided discounted mail, would be about $46 billion in today’s dollars — bigger than the NASA budget.
Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter
Moral Ecosystems: My Big Idea
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But the constant changing of these privacy norms might only work to confuse our subliminal user habits even more. Our brains are increasingly disoriented by the different rules of each platform:
On LinkedIn, people can see if I view their profile.
On Instagram, people can see if I view their stories, but not their profile.
On TikTok, people can see w... See more
On LinkedIn, people can see if I view their profile.
On Instagram, people can see if I view their stories, but not their profile.
On TikTok, people can see w... See more
MY PHONE IS FOR ME, BUT IT IS ALSO FOR YOU — USURPATOR
And yet, precisely as the platforms became more universal, they became more destructive of community. Communal in clusion relies on ex clusion: some notion of who is and is not a member of the group, and some ways of enforcing that boundary.
Ari Schulman • Why Speech Platforms Can Never Escape Politics | National Affairs
I have heard John McKnight say that advisory groups speak quietly to power, protestors scream at power, and neither chooses to reclaim or produce power. The real problem with rebellion is that it is such fun. It avoids taking responsibility, operates on the high ground, is fueled by righteousness, gives legitimacy to blame, and is a delightful esca
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If you're interested in revitalizing a community, understand that it can't be done from the outside. America is almost 250 years old, and she has never seen a revitalization program that worked from the outside-in. If you want to revitalize a community, it cannot be done without getting your hands dirty. You’ve got to engage the affected population... See more
Sam Pressler • Putting the "neighbor" back in the neighborhood
“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary. It's time for that to end.”