POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
Summary · 20+ min · · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future. · Shared by 1346, including Jamie Burke ⛺️, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Ward Plunet, Richard Joerges, Gerd Leonhard, Kate Nasser, Susannah Fox, Mark Kaigwa, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Stowe Boyd, Nilofer Merchant, William Gibson, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Sherry Turkle, Alexandra Lange, hardmaru, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Oliver Bussmann
Harvard Business Review
What AI-Driven Decision Making Looks Like
8 min · · It’s not the same as being data-driven. · Shared by 638, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Mario Clemente, Mikael Krogerus, Evan (he/him), Michael Grupe, Howard Getson, Kirk Borne, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, rudolph regter, Marsha Collier, Jonathan Kogan, Jacob Jarnvall, David Nagel, Nrupal Akolkar, Slawomir Polanski, Joseph Kvedar, MD, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Nicolas Babin, Katja Evertz, Chloe Abrasada
a16z
Investing in the Podcast Ecosystem in 2019
Summary · 20+ min · · More and more people are listening to podcasts, but the industry is still young. Venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz’s Li Jin, Avery Segal and Bennett Carroccio have compiled insightful data about podcasting. The format, they say, is still evolving, and they foresee many possible developments. Their report will intrigue even those who think they know a lot about podcasts. · Shared by 419, including Johannes Lenz, Aldo Gnocchi, ErmanTaylan.eth, Clemens M. Schuster, Daniel Lawniczak, Marcus Schwarze 🚀, Howard Getson, Dominik Grolimund, andrew chen, getAbstract, Kevan Lee 👋, Richard MacManus, Yvette Dubel, Chris Messina, Christophe Jean, Li Jin, Steven Sinofsky, Thomas Power
The Guardian
Why can’t we agree on what’s true anymore?
17+ min · · The long read: It’s not about foreign trolls, filter bubbles or fake news. Technology encourages us to believe we can all have first-hand access to the ‘real’ facts – and now we can’t stop fighting… · Shared by 412, including Luis Roig | @darum@indieweb.social, Mathew Ingram, Lluís Codina, Bernhard Huessy, Daniel Nova, Jane, Brad Brooks, Johannes Dornisch, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jeff Atwood, Howard Getson, Microphilosophy | Philosopher 🧠, Michael Grupe, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Mark Kaigwa, Glyn Britton, Katja Evertz, luis antónio santos
WIRED
To Mend a Broken Internet, Create Online Parks
2 min · · We need public spaces, built in the spirit of Walt Whitman, that allow us to gather, communicate, and share in something bigger than ourselves. · Shared by 389, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jane, Backchannel, Mathew Ingram, IronBrigade - Gaming/Vlogs, Thomas Pleil, Konrad Weber, Esther Schindler, Talia Stroud, Mark Little, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, luis antónio santos
The New York Times
The 1619 Project
1 min · · American slavery began 400 years ago this month. This is referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country’s true origin. · Shared by 231, including Phin Barnes, Monica Burns #EdTech #Education, Jane, Berrak Sarikaya, Minda Harts, Amy Cuddy, PhD, joe mcnally, ACLU, Katie Benner, Ida Bae Wells, Stewart Alsop, Matt Brennan, Brian Stelter, Amy Jo Kim, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Sam Sifton, Mathew Ingram, Alice Wong 王美華, Aníbal M. Astobiza
VICE
Senate Votes to Allow FBI to Look at Your Web Browsing History Without a Warrant
1 min · · The government just got even more power to spy on your internet habits as millions remain quarantined at home. · Shared by 224, including Mo Ryan, Dr. Alec Couros, Thomas Power, Charles Hoskinson, Sebastien Meunier, Meltem Demirors, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, DHH, Taylor Pearson, Rob Tiffany, Ser Jeff Garzik, Matthew Green, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, Erik Voorhees, Steve Faktor, Mic King, Nick Szabo, Paddy Johnson, Marko Saric, Joel Califa
WIRED
Actually, Gender-Neutral Pronouns Can Change a Culture
6 min · · In 2012 a non-gendered pronoun dropped into Swedish discourse. Today it's widely used—and it's nudging people to see the world a little differently. · Shared by 202, including Luca Like, Tom Connor, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Bernhard Huessy, Liliane Ferrari ™, Katja Evertz, Sweden.se, zeldman, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Dominik Grolimund, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
FiveThirtyEight
When Proof Is Not Enough
8 min · · Throughout history, evidence of racism has failed to effect change. · Shared by 185, including Nir Eyal, caroline sinders, Jer Thorp, Dominik Grolimund, David Wallace-Wells
The Guardian
How the free press worldwide is under threat
16+ min · · The long read: From Mexico to Malta, attacks on journalists and publishers have proved deadly to individuals and chilling to broader freedoms. And now Covid-19 is being used as an excuse to silence… · Shared by 169, including Nieman Reports, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jane, luis antónio santos
WIRED
Silicon Valley Ruined Work Culture Everywhere
6 min · · Why does every damn place—even old-school corporate offices—have to be fun and full of foosball? · Shared by 140, including Jonathan Kogan, Backchannel, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Katja Evertz, John Nosta, Danie, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Guy Kawasaki, Lelio Simi, Marsha Collier, Thomas Power
Marker by Medium
How a Hot $100 Million Home Design Startup Collapsed Overnight
20+ min · · The untold story of how Homepolish’s extremely Instagrammable house of cards came tumbling down · Shared by 132, including Stephanie A Kowalski, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Matthew Toren, 瑞拿頭, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Jonathan Kogan
The Atlantic
A Failure of Systemic Thinking
9 min · · America’s coronavirus response could have played out another way, if only we’d understood the complexity of the problem. · Shared by 119, including Marie-José Kolly, Clemens M. Schuster, Tim O'Reilly, Christina Farr, Martin Recke, John Nosta, Elad Gil, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, zeynep tufekci, Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Balaji, Jay Rosen, Niklaus Gerber, adrianoesch, Mathew Ingram
Washingtonian 🌸
What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right
19+ min · · A Washington family's nightmare year. · Shared by 118, including Rand Fishkin, Mohamed Azazy, Neil Lee, Miguel, Loubna Rais, Mathew Ingram, Draven, Bjorn Larsen
The Guardian
Teen's tweets from her smart fridge go viral after mother confiscates phone
2 min · · Fifteen-year-old resorts to drastic measures after mom takes action ‘so I’d pay more attention to my surroundings’ · Shared by 102, including Luca Hammer, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Mark Kaigwa, Lukas Stickelberger, Gerrit Eicker, John Koetsier, Jessica Gioglio, Dean Anthony Gratton, Bernhard Huessy, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Andy Sporring - 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Essays
The Intercept
Pentagon War Game Includes Scenario for Military Response to Domestic Gen Z Rebellion
3 min · · The 2018 war game envisioned a “Zbellion” by a tech-savvy generation that no longer believed in the American dream. · Shared by 100, including Neeraj K Agrawal, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Thomas Pleil, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Alex Barrera, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Katja Evertz, Mark Kaigwa, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr