Untitled attachment

Notices where this attachment appears

1. Embed this notice
   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Monday, 07-Apr-2025 19:06:30 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   "The long arc of the future always rewards the resilient!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   It is what it is. We are where we are. This moment in 2025 feels like a bad dream to many, and the assault on the global economy was a tipping point for many worldwide. With that in mind, I'm devoting the next few weeks of my Daily Inspiration to addressing a key question: How do we lead through uncertainty. How do we lead ourselves - what's our mindset? How do we lead others - how can we help? How do we lead our organizations - how do we keep moving forward? I spent a lot of time on this theme during and after the downturns of 2001, 2008 and again during 2020. There is a lot to revisit, and a lot to think about. The theme is 'resilience,' and we can all learn more about. 

   We’re living through an era where it feels like the very idea of progress is under siege.

   Science is questioned. Facts are ignored. Bold ideas are met with backlash. Funding is cut. In parts of the world—especially in the U.S.—there’s a growing, dangerous desire to rewind the clock. It’s an effort to return to some imaginary "better time," rather than confronting the future with the courage and creativity it demands.

   And yet—despite it all—the future hasn’t stopped moving forward.

   You can delay progress. You can defund it. You can deny it. You can hammer it with ill-advised or even idiotic decisions.But you can’t delete it.

   Never forget that fact, and act accordingly.

   Don't give in. Don't give up. Don't give way.

   The long arc of innovation always bends forward. History is clear on this: the future always finds a way.

   It’s tempting, especially now, to be disillusioned. To believe the cynics are winning. To think progress is on pause. It's easy to let fear strike us every day, stunning us into frozen disbelief.

   But don’t confuse noise for momentum. The future doesn’t follow headlines. It follows courage, capital, and conviction. And all three are still alive and well—albeit a bit battered and bruised. But they are still there.

   As a futurist, I’ve always said the future belongs to those who are fast. But today, I’d add this: it also belongs to those who refuse to flinch.

   If some people want to step back from the future—that’s their choice.

   You? Step forward. The future is still yours— ours— to build.

   ----

   Futurist Jim Carroll gets up every morning, checking the headlines, seeking the answer to the same question. You know what it is.

   **#Resilience** **#Future** **#Innovation** **#Progress** **#Leadership** **#Uncertainty** **#Optimism** **#Courage** **#Mindset** **#Adaptation**

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/04/decoding-tomorrow-your-daily-future-inspiration-the-long-arc-of-the-future-always-rewards-the-patient/

2. Embed this notice
   Matt Hamilton (eriner@noauthority.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 11:10:55 JST Matt Hamilton

   in reply to

   @Richard good. First night of the week, and nobody (relative term) was there.

   As far as I'm concerned, the first night of a carnival is a high-risk high-reward gamble.

   Pro: If people don't know it's there yet, there will be a smaller crowd.

   Con: Carnies just set up their shit, so odds of malfunction and horrific death are probably higher on the first night.

3. Embed this notice
   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 04:55:13 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

   in reply to

   @atomicpoet @fediversenews I'm thinking about it for the micro instance I run, but I'm concerned about it being labour intensive, as my public account for work stuff is on there.

   As it is, I block servers (etc) the users (all four of them) might not want, and unblock them if they want me to.

4. Embed this notice
   Scott Jenson (scottjenson@social.coop)'s status on Thursday, 01-Feb-2024 09:23:02 JST Scott Jenson

   #mastotips I've heard from a few folks that getting started in the fediverse is hard. They sign up and... nothing shows up. That's exactly right! There is no algorithm to get you started. Instead:
   1. Follow as many people as you can
   2. Look at who they follow and pick up a few more
   3. Follow a few hashtags to bring in new stuff.

   It'll take a few weeks but hang in there.

   As a #UX person, it pains me to put this burden on YOU, we could do better here!

5. Embed this notice
   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 30-Oct-2023 23:12:38 JST Evan Prodromou

   @manlycoffee I mean, anybody can make a redirect from some URL to the actor representation. It's not my responsibility to make sure you used the actor ID to get there.

   As long as the `id` is an https: URL that returns an Activity Streams 2.0 representation of the actor, it's a valid ActivityPub identifier.

   Whether or not it's a valid *actor* is trickier. We don't have firm rules in AP, but generally you need at least an inbox; usually an outbox; and probably following/followers.