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JIRA points are astrology for engineering managers

Don’t repeat misinformation, even for the purpose of debunking it! twitter.com/sciblogsnz/status/1293767650787565569

Best voting advice: Voting isn’t marriage. It’s public transport. You’re not waiting for “the one”. You’re getting on the bus. And if there isn’t one going exactly to your destination, you don’t stay home and sulk. You take the one that’s going closest to where you want to be.

“The first thing people should do is stop and take a deep breath. Pause and notice how we’re feeling. Once we’re calm, remember that we’ve done this before. We can remind ourselves of what Levels 2 and 3 were like and what we did to get through them.” twitter.com/smcnz/status/1293130947437592576

“Cancel culture” is the logical extension of what we might call “messaging culture”: every speech act is classified as friend or foe, literal content can barely be communicated, and very little faith exists as to the rational faculties of the audience. www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/opinion/should-we-cance…

My new article on three arguments for intergenerational justice @aeonmag psyche.co/ideas/future-generations-deserve-good-an… @psyche_the_mag twitter.com/romankrznaric/status/12855653412891279…

News media: “We need you anxious, pre-pissed, addicted to conflict. Moreover we need you to bring a series of assumptions every time you open a paper or turn on your phone, TV, or car radio. Without them, most of what we produce will seem illogical and offensive.”
– Matt Taibbi