be the future

a flashy casino full of slot machines and other implements of jackpottery.

working

heist!

we'll all make out like bandits

a rear view of a bicycle leaning against a long and low concrete feature in a park.

essay

just try it

i'm handing you a fork of something delicious

a sunflower in full bloom with a few pollinators flitting about.

start the future

let’s build a cooperative, step 8: convene your first cooperative owners’ meeting

"A Parley of Reviews and Approvals" is the fantasy book I wrote about this step

wires criss-cross to and from a street pole. a few treetops are visible in an unnaturally turquoise sky.

working

how i ask questions

interviewing with curiosity

a view of san francisco from the mini-mountain of kite hill.

personal

dual

on becoming a member of two empires

a gentle river with a few people floating on watercraft in the distance.

working

Targeted Universalism in coalitions

exploring the ant-raft model

the fourth of july

links

the fourth of july

sufjan stevens' version is better anyway

be the future: make it better don't give up

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a series of round terraces form the interior of a multi-story building.

let's build a cooperative, step 7: define roles

it takes two (or more) to t̶a̶n̶g̶o̶ start a co-op

green grass and budding daisies emerge from the ground near gravestones visible in the distance.

everyone dies but me

leaving the death cult in denial

things to read: june

things to read: june

plus a bonus link you barely have to read

a large mural along the sidewalk in east austin asks, "what do you miss about east austin?" below that someone's painted, "the brown people! mi gente"

talk less, listen more

when was the last time a panel of know-it-alls solved anything?

the nonprofit enshittification trap

the nonprofit enshittification trap

it's okay to use words the financial times used first

letting go

letting go

when we can't keep a bad idea down

the joy of many lives

the joy of many lives

who says you can't do it all?

a couple of regular ducks that are actually decoys sitting on a fence.

faking it

"make it" too close to the sun

view of a rural area from the window of a plane.

no strategic errors

doing strategic plans right

a hole in an exterior wall where a window should be. an open door frames one side of the room while a small table with a bunch of stuff sits on the left.

closing the window

how the new normal gets worse

a row of metal silos and some kind of pipe contraption nearby.

in defense of the silo

should we stick to the silos and the grain that we’re used to?

Future Emergent, year 3

Future Emergent, year 3

the only way through is through

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