The leopard expands the circle of faces it will eat:
I remember overhearing a conversation in a grocery store a few days before election day. An older white guy was telling a young woman that he was sure that he was expecting prices to come down “real soon.” She was looking concerned and trying to edge away. He was giddy. I am pretty sure that not enough has happened to change that dynamic.
- But I want to suggest that what we are witnessing from the Trump administration is not just skillful manipulation of social media—it’s something more profoundly worrying. Today, we live in a clicktatorship, ruled by a LOLviathan. Our algothracy is governed by poster brains.1
Ties nicely into this WIRED piece from last year: The ‘Contentification’ of Trump Policy
- But instead, the “contentification” of President Donald Trump’s policy is indeed the logical next step for a team that won the election with the help of influencers and content creators. Following suit, Trump’s cabinet has basically created the White House’s own cinematic universe.
Tasks
- Looks like an offer might be forthcoming?
- Lunch with Aaron? – Nope, tomorrow
- Light cleaning – done
- 5:00 Showing – done
SBIRs
- Work on getting UMAP working better – done
- 9:00 Standup – done
- 9:30 SEG pre-meeting – done
- 3:00 SEG meeting – done
- 4:00 ADS tagup – done
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