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How much more could be accomplished if knowledge were not fragmented and in the possession of a thousand private gatekeepers?
Nathan Robinson • The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free ❧ Current Affairs
“meritocracy is a joke.”
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
Alexis de Tocqueville
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
“Maximizing the most good for the most number of people” can lead to repugnant conclusions when applied at-scale
Erik Hoel • EconTalk on Apple Podcasts
Philip E. Agre
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
There’s something deeply compelling to me about the idea that research—in some form—can be done by anyone with a serious commitment to intellectual inquiry.
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
The crisis of self-governance
Nathan Schneider • Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life
If one’s forecast of 2050 doesn’t resemble science fiction, it’s implausible.