Category: Politics
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Mind Readings: The Greatest Trick Politics Played
In today’s episode, I discuss how politics has played a trick on us by turning our political positions into our identities. This has led to a highly polarized society where people are less likely to listen to or even consider opposing viewpoints. I argue that the antidote to this problem is self-awareness and critical thinking.…
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Marketers, Stop Funding Disinformation!
One of the questions people ask most when we see the awful consequences of disinformation – vaccine rejection, mass shootings, seditious acts – is what we can do to prevent it. I’ll give you something fast and easy you can do today if you’re in charge of advertising budgets: stop funding disinformation sites. It’s super…
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What Subscription Plan Are You On?
Taxes pay for stuff. Think of taxes like a subscription. You pay more, but you get more in your subscription to Massachusetts™ than, say, you get in a New Hampshire™ subscription. It’s like comparing Netflix with Peacock. You pay less for Peacock but… you get a lot less in that subscription. I got a mailer…
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Mind Readings: Great Power and Great Responsibility
As Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker upon his discovery of his Spider-Man powers, “With great power comes great responsibility.” What responsibility do you have to use your voice for things like Ukraine, abortion rights, etc.? Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Machine-Generated…
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Mind Readings: Taxes are Subscriptions
Instead of thinking about taxes as levies and fines we pay in a punitive sense, what would it look like if we regarded them the same way we do a Netflix subscription? Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Got a question for You…
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You Ask, I Answer: Pausing Ads During the Election?
Lea asks, “Curious about your thoughts on when to pause any ad campaigns (in US) across the board during the election?” I wouldn’t necessarily pause unless you’re targeting so broadly that you’ll be bidding and competing for the entire adult population. What you should do is monitor your performance and pricing like a hawk, and…
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Great Power, Great Responsibility: AI and Elections
Here’s a thought exercise. Take a moment to read through these tweets. What do you make of them? How do they make you feel? —= Begin Tweets =— “Today I’m announcing an important partnership that has the potential to transform America’s foreign policy – it comes from the heart!” “I am pleased to announce our…
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After Voting
While this post is aimed primarily at US citizens, conceptually it applies to every participatory government. Now that you’ve voted… you did vote, yes? Good. Now that you’ve voted, let’s talk for a moment about two things, teams and steps. First, realize that after the election – as is the case after every election –…
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Why AI Presents A Potential Income Inequality Problem
Artificial intelligence poses a future potential problem in the exacerbation of income inequality, much in the same way that automation and robotics creates an income inequality problem today. The Old Way of Making Money In the days before automation and robotics, factories hired humans to do repetitive, boring, and dangerous tasks. Factory owners sold their…
