It's not possible to rewind time or put genies back into the bottle, but understanding what has gone on is key to efforts to repair what can be repaired. Working to understand the forces in play--and engaging in building the future we want--is the only response that makes sense
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Just one example: we talk about democracy as if it offers equal opportunities for all comers. The first thing I discovered after co-founding
@WEP_UK is how high the entry price is for doing democracy. One huge component of this, especially in first-past-the-post elections is dataNäytä tämä ketju -
All major parties spend huge amounts on systems that crawl legitimately available data to build up incredibly detailed pictures of their potential electorates. Cambridge Analytica is what happens when this capability is taken to its logical conclusion
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Fixing this isn't just about stronger or better rules or more transparency (though it's about all of these things) but about tackling the huge underlying flaws in democratic systems so that people determined to subvert them cannot do so
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Speaking of people determined to subvert democracy, here's one of the jaw-droppers in the piece. Yup, Steve Bannon discussing intersectional feminism (and working to weaponise it)pic.twitter.com/zl5o2564WM
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Here's another one: not only the Russia connection but the name change.
#youcouldntmakethisuppic.twitter.com/E73uZTQ7q8
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Think about the complexity & craziness of this story, reflecting not just the impact of mavericks & malign players but global turbulences, then ask yourself not just how governments & institutions should respond but what is needed to make them capable of responding constructively
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We're living in an era of transformation and many of the bodies charged with change management can't manage their own change much less effectively direct this on a national or global scale. (Another reason I co-founded
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The evolving landscape harbours not only "data Frankenmonsters" but huge opportunities to reimagine the future in ways that work better for more of us. A starting point for this is better understanding the present. So congratulations again to
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It is very disturbing that the guy who did this is promoted as a hero. He organised the crime. He is not a whistleblower but someone trying to make a good deal with the judge, or an even better deal with other nazi politicians who will need an unscrupulous person like him.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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