Feb 3, 2022Member-onlyWhat Silicon Valley is Getting Wrong About Snow CrashThat what Silicon Valley bros remember from the novel Snow Crash is that it coined the term “Metaverse” is really telling. I’m a geek. I love a good sci-fi novel, love cyberpunk, and had somehow missed Snow Crash. So I threw it on the Libby queue. Let me just say…Snow Crash2 min readSnow Crash2 min read
Jan 5, 2022Member-onlyRevisiting “Walkaway”I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Cory Doctorow’s novel “Walkaway.” It came out in 2017, which feels like a lifetime ago and was his first adult novel in years.Resignation2 min readResignation2 min read
Jul 6, 2021Member-onlyHappy HolidaysNow that 4th of July is over, you are probably beginning to plan your annual “holiday” campaigns. You say “holiday,” but I’m guessing that you really mean Christmas. And that’s okay. It’s where the money is, right? 70% of the country identifies as Christian. But that leaves 30% of the…Holidays2 min readHolidays2 min read
Jun 9, 2021Member-onlySpeaking out against antisemitism isn’t complicated.I am Jewish. Being Jewish is not “just religion” — it’s my ethnicity. To get specific , I’m an Ashkenazi Jew. I am also white, although white supremacists certainly don’t think I’m white. But more on “conditional whiteness” later. I have been literally spit on, verbally attacked, asked where my…Anti Semitism1 min readAnti Semitism1 min read
Apr 27, 2021Could the Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow Guide Us Now?5.8K63GatherForFantastic article and I really appreciate how thoughtfully you have taken in new information.Fantastic article and I really appreciate how thoughtfully you have taken in new information.1 min read1 min read
Mar 3, 2021Wheel of Emotion61The Framework BankHa! I love the emotion wheel.Ha! I love the emotion wheel. Used it on a client a few years ago with some success after a colleague annouced that something "wasn't an emotion"1 min read1 min read
May 11, 2018Member-onlyGetting the Religion of BrandsBrands, in many ways, are new religions. Not all brands reach “religion” status, but many try. Just think about any brand you’ve heard referred to as having “cult” status? If you’ve read or watched Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, or the film Dogma, or read any of the many articles written…Religion4 min readReligion4 min read