Archive - The Future, Now and Then

November 2024

Charting the path forward: Some things that won't work anymore, and a few that might.

Some early notes on political resistance in Trump's second term.

Nov 22 •

Bluesky as the Ship of Theseus

Maybe, just this once, we *can* have nice things online.

Nov 18 •

Don't expect the tech platforms to help us this time.

Some thoughts on how resisting the next Trump administration will differ from the previous one.

Nov 9 •

What the future looks like from here.

Trumpism won't last forever. But people are going to suffer, and it will take decades to recover.

Nov 6 •

October 2024

A suggestion for the Washington Post's new motto: "Obey in Advance"

A study in willful incompetence

Oct 25 •

Thirteen days to go: Gut-checks and campaign dynamics

Three thoughts on the state of the race

Oct 24 •

Turns out the "October Surprise" is crime

Elon Musk tries to disrupt electoral politics by doing a bunch of blatantly illegal shit

Oct 20 •

On "Trusting the Data" and the specter of AI-induced decision paralysis

A cautionary tale from the age of Big Data.

Oct 18 •

Bullet Points: Techbros-telling-stories edition

Sam Altman, geoengineering, and AI obscuring decision-making, oh my!

Oct 4 •

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