PinnedPublished inThe School for Social DesignHow to Make Tech Products (that Don’t Cause Depression and War)Picture a typical technologist: she watches how her users scroll, click, and engage with her product. Based on what she sees, she makes…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
PinnedPublished inThe School for Social DesignFive Days with the DevilInside: a thought experiment; how human values get lost; and a new perspective on recent political upheaval (Trump, Brexit, terrorism…Feb 9, 2017A response icon20Feb 9, 2017A response icon20
PinnedNarcissism…and its impact on my life and others’. Plus next steps.Mar 3, 2020A response icon2Mar 3, 2020A response icon2
PinnedPublished inThe School for Social DesignHow I Wasted My 20s (Pursuing Goals)Coming to Terms with my Non-Goal DrivesOct 24, 2018A response icon2Oct 24, 2018A response icon2
Published inThe School for Social DesignThe Design Landscape & Values-Misaligned SystemsWhy do bureaucracies of good people do bad things?Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
(Update) A year of soul searching & my new missionMy new mission is to make social design a proper field.Oct 26, 2020A response icon1Oct 26, 2020A response icon1
How the Virus is Helping Us Find a Better Social StackAlternative Institutions are RisingMar 24, 2020A response icon1Mar 24, 2020A response icon1
Towards “Game B”☝️ This essay is also available on the Human Systems notion.Feb 10, 2020A response icon1Feb 10, 2020A response icon1
Published inThe School for Social DesignFour Social Worlds☝️ This essay is also available on the Human Systems notion, and is part of the course materials for HS101 Deluxe.Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Published inThe School for Social DesignPublic Debate and Institutional LegitimacyOr — What Can We Do Locally about Politics?Mar 21, 2019Mar 21, 2019
