Notes by Axbom

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@lowenhamn Den gula är svår. Där uppe är ju farligare ju högre upp på skalan man är. Ju fler aktiviteter man gör neråt, desto mer mitigerar man risk.

Men längst ner väljer man helt enkelt att inte göra något, att inte bygga en tjänst. Det kan verka riskfritt, men innebär ju att...

@lowenhamn ...inget görs om man inte vågar ta en risk. Budskapet torde bli (inser jag nu) att man måste våga ta risken, inse att man skapar nya risker, men arbeta för att minimera de nya riskerna samtidigt som man skapar ny nytta.

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I get an increasing amount of questions around teaching and running workshops online. I've set up this page with my tips, tricks and selection of tools that help me connect with my students and participants.

hello.axbom.com/teaching-online

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Pro tip: keep a library of cute/funny animal videos. When energy is fading but there is no time for a break, play a clip.

But know your audience. Do not rely on visuals only for these interludes. Provide your own audio descriptions when relevant.

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"lndustry X is behind in adopting IT tools, it's really late to the game in tech!"

Imagine instead if industry X is right where it should be, progressing at the pace that makes the most sense for keeping people safe, maintaining trust and making sensible long-term investments.

The constant narrative of "lagging behind" helps no one, but instead creates an environment of stress that is a foundation for poorly grounded decisions that put people at risk. If anyone is "late", that's an opportunity, not a weakness.

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People are saying you're the product. I believe that's a bit too simplistic. I think Jaron Lanier nails it:

"It's the gradual, slight, imperceptible change in your behavior and perception that is the product."

It's about autonomy.

(Yes I'm watching @SocialDilemma_ )

Reminded of the quote "The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Tim Kendall: "It's plain as day to me. These services are killing people. And causing people to kill themselves."

(former President of Pinterest, former Director of Monetization at Facebook, former Product Manager at Amazon)

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Good walkthrough by @jeffseibert:

"Simply put, these aspects of today’s global chaos are each a direct, rational result of trying to make money from ads."

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This is a good time to share @mariafarrell's The Prodigal Techbro. conversationalist.org/2020/03/05/the…

This piece by @gleemie and @ruchowdh is also ever timely and relevant.

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Focusing instead on how existing inequalities intersect with technology would have opened up space for a different and more productive conversation.

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Perspective from Safiya Noble: twitter.com/safiyanoble/status/130…

Alternative trailer… 😬 twitter.com/rachelwenitsky/status/…

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Ooooh, time to pay taxes!

Free university, social insurance, 480 days parental benefit per child, universal healthcare, free dental until 23yo. It’s not perfect - never will be - but it’s a good direction. Paying taxes is cool. 😎

Reminded of my late mother-in-law getting a call from a company offering to help her with tax avoidance techniques. Her response: “No thank you, I love paying taxes.” And hung up (which at that time was a more embodied experience of slamming a handset down on a switch hook).

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