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We Can Do Better Than Survive the Next Four Years

January 24, 2025 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

With the second inauguration of Donald Trump, it feels like we're approaching the edge of uncertainty again. Unexpected surprises for friends and foes. Daily dramas that are impossible to ignore. Chaos that frustrates every … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts Tagged With: attention, boredom to entertainment cycle, Chris Hayes, colonization of attention, day dreaming, Jenny Odell, mind wandering, surviving Trump 2.0, third places, thriving during Trump, Trump attention grabbing, Trump cure for boredom

An Unnatural Calm Between One Storm and Another 

November 28, 2024 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Usually I enjoy the marathon of newsletter writing on Saturdays, but not this weekend. The clues came early. I’d sketched out a topic that seemed suitable to the day and time, but however much it coaxed me on I wasn’t feeling the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts Tagged With: a spike on one side buck, between one administration and another, betwixt and between, dramatic temperature changes, lack of rain, neither here nor there, out of balance, out of sync, out of time, transition, unnatural

Bro-Magnet Elon Musk is This Election’s October Surprise

October 29, 2024 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

In searching for hidden pokets of support that could change a dead-locked election, Trump Republicans are looking to “the bros.”   These are young men (white, black, Latino), who are under 40, ended their schooling in high school, have modest … [Continue reading]

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Caught in the Margin of Error: Why Polls Can’t Predict the Next President

October 15, 2024 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Is it me, or do more people than ever want to know what I think?  -  about my last doctor visit;-  my experience ordering dog food;-  my latest Amazon delivery (including pictures taken of the boxes on my front porch); … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts Tagged With: annoying feedback surveys, customer service surveys, election polls, good government, invested in governance, making priorities known, margin of error, non-responders, polling, predicting election results, refusing to provide feedback, using information to hold officials accountable

Making Technology Serve Democracy

October 2, 2024 By David Griesing 1 Comment

I got my mail-in ballot for November’s U.S. election yesterday, and plan to vote tomorrow.  For the first time in my voting life, I’ve been following little of the on-going campaign--beyond reviewing the Harris economic plan (detail that has … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Building Your Values into Your Work Tagged With: Audrey Tang, collaborative technology, democracy, E Glen Weyl, gov zero, plurality, plurality book, technology, technology aligned with democracy, technology supporting democracy

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