Civility and the Algorithm
Polarity runs deep. Conversations are strained. Friendships are on edge. Might free speech and professional journalism rescue civility? It happened before. Human spirits were liberated when speech was freed. The town square became a metaphor for free speech. Free speech principles were not easily adopted. Dissension threatened feudal order. Kings were not amused. More than …
Stemming Loss or Swelling Growth?
Generating population growth and stemming population loss create different winners and losers. Growth has enabled scientific collaborations, human comforts, and flourishing cities. What’s not to like? By contrast, Edward Abbey cautions: “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell.” What ends might population growth now serve? Is there too little …