essays written by ibiyemi abiodun
There are a lot of problems with how we currently receive information and ideas. In the modern Internet where most information and ideas are exchanged on platforms optimized for entertainment and retention, we have a system that is not especially effective at delivering news that is trustworthy, authentic, relevant, and actionable. We need one that can, because a system would enhance our ability…
I've spent a lot of time trying to pick apart what the difference between a "romantic" relationship and a "platonic" one is. I tried to come up with answers that were related to boundaries - friends can do this, but only lovers can do that. But these answers were never really satisfying. It'd be easy to say, for example, that one doesn't kiss their friends, except that sometimes I do, and that…
I did a startup accelerator where you are selected based mostly on your communication skills and your prior projects: you don't need a team, or even an idea. The program begins with several rounds of "speed dating" as you try to find a person who can become your cofounder. You talk to someone, if there's any potential at all, then you pair up, and then you run the relationship at maximum intensity…
The vision of the future that the American left (at least, the part of it that I identify with) argues for is a high-trust society where we accept and rely on each other to achieve collective success in the form of safety, prosperity, opportunity, fulfillment, and health, and every person is afforded as many opportunities as possible to share the success. It seems to be the "relying on each other"…
Here's why pandering to centrists doesn't work: centrists in this country are either conservatives who are in denial or liberals who are uninspired. You can't activate either one of these by watering down your messaging with moderate Democrat rhetoric about bipartisanship, because the former will ignore you (the conservative candidate is more appealing to them), and the latter will also ignore you…
I think Democrats often lose because they spend too much time talking about what they don’t want and not what they do want ("I'm not the other guy" has been a losing message since the 1830s ), and because they always lose their confidence and try to pander to centrists . People vote because they want change! Only people who are completely satisfied with their lives (or really dialed into electoral…
12:18, 06 November 2024. I'm starting to see and hear people who voted for Trump attempt to do damage control on their relationships with people who didn't. They say things like, "it's just politics. Can't mature people disagree with each other and still be friends?" My reaction is this: by voting for Trump and his ilk, you are voting against the existence of someone like me, and you are acting in…