futurist writing and academic research are both forms of exploration

back in july, i had a good convo with my friend jonathan. i’ve been increasingly bad at keeping up with my post stubs/snippets so somehow this one didn’t get written about until just now. #shrug

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how to capture the story of one's work

this post is being written as i am falling asleep for the day.

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brief update on intuition and money trainings

right now, i have two games/assignments/experiments) given to me by mariya (we’re bartering services with each other). here’s a quick update on each. note: this is one of those posts that is intended to help me process my thoughts. i think it’s interesting to do outloud/online, but it’s 98% for me.

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metcalfe's law, its limitations, and the next wave of facebook exodus

metcalfe’s law “states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n^2)” (wiki). when i first heard about this law on some blog post curtis wrote, it made intuitive sense to me. later, when looked up the official definition, the image below clarified what my intuition told me.

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collective action is easier without diversity

picking up where i left off yesterday, i think this quote about mancur olson’s work adds another angle to why the left struggles so much with getting organized and political action. this quote is from page 10 of leading from the emerging future by otto scharmer and katrin kaufer.

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