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   Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 00:32:20 JST Rocketman

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   @mcc @futurebird @DaleHagglund Humanities major here. I picked my studies with the express goal of not having to do math, and I mostly succeeded.

   They did teach us math at two points: First, some statistics and probability stuff in a data journalism course. And then more statistics for sociological methods - surveys, interpreting stats, so on.

   It’s not much, but it’s been exceedingly useful.

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   Dan Gillmor (dangillmor@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 21:54:00 JST Dan Gillmor

   The lamest form of "journalism" is two reporters/commentators having a conversation that adds absolutely nothing to anyone's understanding of what is going on.

   It's also one of the most common forms, because it's WAY cheaper than doing actual journalism.

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   Robert Reich (rbreich@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 31-Oct-2024 05:37:17 JST Robert Reich

   Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion

   Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion

   Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.

   It's reverse Robin Hood.

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   Veronica Explains (vkc@linuxmom.net)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 06:23:41 JST Veronica Explains

   The biggest secret to succeeding with a personal switch to #Linux, in my experience, is a local user group to rely on.

   It's much easier to lean on and support one another when you... actually know one another.

   The internet is not a good place for this.

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   Futurist Jim Carroll (jimcarroll@futurist.info)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Oct-2024 18:51:00 JST Futurist Jim Carroll

   Daily Inspiration: "Contradictory uncertainty is your new normal!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

   It's a balancing act -  trying to figure out tomorrow!

   After all, to study the future today is to try to understand a story of contradictions.

   Case in point from two posts that I saw back-to-back just yesterday.

   First, solar energy is soon to be the cheapest sort of energy in most places around the world, according to one publication. This tracks with all the research I see that crosses my desk regularly.

   Right next to that came a post that suggested that at the same time, a good part of the investment world has completely soured on the concept of solar and renewables, and in fact, has gone negative on most anything having to do with alternative energy sources and a new energy grid.

   These types of contradictions surround us.
   We have a man who undeniably has done wondrous work in accelerating electric vehicle technology, battery storage technology, and solar energy, aligning himself with a guy who thinks that they are a foolhardy thing. It makes no sense, other than to think it is madness. I was around when Howard Hughes lost himself inside of his mind, and think the same thing is happening.

   That's but one example.

   The list of contradictions goes on.

   It seems people want their future but want their past too.

   It's odd, this.
   To deal with the future, you have to acknowledge the contradictory complexity it represents.

   #ContradictoryUncertainty #FutureThinking #Innovation #LongTermFocus #NavigateChange #Complexity #TrendsVsVolatility #SenseMaking #Adaptability #EmbraceUncertainty

   Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-trends-volatility-contradictory-uncertainty-is-your-new-normal/

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   Dana Fried (tess@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 06:17:23 JST Dana Fried

   Look, I love the fediverse but I am realistic in that for the forseeable future it will 100% be the Linux of social networks, with everything that implies.

   And the reason I am here and not on bsky or threads is not because I think it's somehow better or more virtuous (in many ways, it's worse!) or because I think this place is any less likely to collapse or turn to shit than any other social network I've ever been on.

   It's because all the other platforms are really bad for my mental health 🤷🏻♀️