Great stuff! I have to ask though, have you ever read Atlas Shrugged? I'm not an obsessive fan of Ayn Rand, but the parallels are too obvious to ignore.
Great stuff! I have to ask though, have you ever read Atlas Shrugged? I'm not an obsessive fan of Ayn Rand, but the parallels are too obvious to ignore.
Yes, Rand has been a strong influence. I quoted her in the most recent chapter and will make more references later on, particularly in Part 3, A Culture of Progress
me too... Rand helped me understand what motivates the bad guys to want/need to control so badly. Her writings also motivated me to focus on democracy - how tech could help "the people" check Govt power - you know real Founding Fathers stuff :) That said, its pretty clear we have lost the ability to vote out the bad guys. If I had to simplify it - I'd place some blame on Facebook (and their investors) that structured the platform and algorithms to be the ultimate pay2play platform. They essentially turned our computers and phones into commercial TV without us realizing weтАЩre watching lots of commericals. I also blame the Elections Depts (collectively). I wrote a 3 min read (link below) and posted it on LinkedIN when I first started building our social election campaigning platform called WinMyVote.com. The platform functions as the тАЬlevel playing fieldтАЭ in election information and puts the poer of the vote into the hands of the voters. No ads, no boosts, no SEO, no algorithms - just a 2-sided marketplace where candidates "pitch" themselves and voters get a social sample ballot (app) to organize, manage, and share their favorites - aka their vote. IтАЩd love to demo the platform and pitch you on investment whenever you have 20 mins.
Great stuff! I have to ask though, have you ever read Atlas Shrugged? I'm not an obsessive fan of Ayn Rand, but the parallels are too obvious to ignore.
Yes, Rand has been a strong influence. I quoted her in the most recent chapter and will make more references later on, particularly in Part 3, A Culture of Progress
me too... Rand helped me understand what motivates the bad guys to want/need to control so badly. Her writings also motivated me to focus on democracy - how tech could help "the people" check Govt power - you know real Founding Fathers stuff :) That said, its pretty clear we have lost the ability to vote out the bad guys. If I had to simplify it - I'd place some blame on Facebook (and their investors) that structured the platform and algorithms to be the ultimate pay2play platform. They essentially turned our computers and phones into commercial TV without us realizing weтАЩre watching lots of commericals. I also blame the Elections Depts (collectively). I wrote a 3 min read (link below) and posted it on LinkedIN when I first started building our social election campaigning platform called WinMyVote.com. The platform functions as the тАЬlevel playing fieldтАЭ in election information and puts the poer of the vote into the hands of the voters. No ads, no boosts, no SEO, no algorithms - just a 2-sided marketplace where candidates "pitch" themselves and voters get a social sample ballot (app) to organize, manage, and share their favorites - aka their vote. IтАЩd love to demo the platform and pitch you on investment whenever you have 20 mins.
Keep up the great work!! Jim
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