Paul Lindner

Thanks for writing this Ben. Hopefully there will be a correction and not a bloodbath.

And let's remember that tech is not immune from seeing it's excesses burned off. Those with hubris should read the archives of Fucked Company to see what happened post dot-com crash, post 9/11. It's sobering reading.

https://webarchive.loc.gov/legacy/20010920002922/http://www.fuckedcompany.com/

I will forever associated The High Road by Broken Bells with sitting around the fire pits at Birba in Palm Springs. They had that whole album on repeat 10 years ago. It was a first trip away after some hard times and that song really resonated.

We collectively can normalize being human in the tech space.

There was a time when I felt that I had to conform to a set of corporate norms for success. "Career limiting moves" were to be avoided at all costs. Hair was to be cut. Fake it till you make it reality distortions abounded.

Well, two burnouts later that seems messed up.

The current medicated generation has a better attitude and I've fully adopted it. Everyone is in therapy or going through a struggle of some kind. We can (at least among friends) be vulnerable.

I shared a lot about the cancer journey that my wife went through and the grief and loss associated with it. It was healthy and garnered respect and admiration. Some deep friendships that I cherish were built on that openness.

As entitled white dudes we can be more public in these things, and we should.

A very de Tocqueville analysis! Thanks for your outsider perspective on American society.

As noted even back then, the consequences of slavery would have long-lasting effects on this country. It still resonates in the generations as modern day jim crow, in the built-landscape through redlining, and still used as a tool to pit the working class against each other.

The enduring myth of the rugged individualist and endless frontier also lives to this day. Our movies condition us to expect superheros to save us, and our politics never demands collective sacrifice. Even simple mask mandates are seen as affronts to liberty.

I believe if you burrow a little deeper I think you'll find the community you seek. The further down the ladder the more interdependent people are on each other. The upper levels have the luxury of living an independent life, those less so, not so much.

In many ways we are two societies, one of Doordash deliverers and receivers. Those that control the system, and those that are controlled by it.

@charlietuna oh yeah!

https://twitter.com/lindner/status/1520179484124536833

@lejatorn it's really been reduced to a photo/video camera and bluetooth headset, but it still takes amazing shots. The high angle and wide FOV was perfect!

@jy Preordered!!! If you post it to a phlog there's a high chance I'll buy it just for that!

Thanks for writing this Ben.

I totally agree that "product but open" rarely meets user needs. Especially when the need is a cohesive global community. That said these products do fulfill some users needs so I am happy to see their use, experimentation and focus.

And if one wants social to be decentralized and open I think a better approach would be to make decentralized technology so easy it's the simple default choice. Right now it isn't. Then, when the next social product would emerges it will have those principles baked in.

@jasvir lol, yeah, it's certainly better for asking for "wrong answers only"

I'm loving all the answers! Perplexed Posse is a good literal one, but I was thinking along the lines of "Murder of Crows".. An Escalation perhaps...

As someone that is using Known for all my POSSE/PESOS I'd love to see some modernization of Known especially if it can leverage useful parts of the ecosystem for best-in-class frontends.

Would love to see a clean extensible design and would support the effort! There's a small pot of money, so maybe it's been waiting for this moment?

Also read about the saga of creating the Keyboardio 01:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyboardio/the-model-01-an-heirloom-grade-keyboard-for-seriou/p...

They went through hell to get it manufactured. Shady companies, the whole nine yards!

@lindner and hi to everyone in Germany! Looking forward to the day when I can safely visit and attend @Amphi_Festival and @fusion_festival

@Chrissip81 no worries, I get misidentified all the time. Looks like the other Lindner @patricklindner_ is using his own platform too!

https://www.tz.de/stars/muenchen-patrick-lindner-schlager-corona-gastro-markus-soeder-schreibfehler-...

I also had to use translate to understand #impfluencer Impfung, hahaha.

@Chrissip81 I see that you're popular! Sadly @c_lindner didn't get the flood of notifications! I did :-D

I'd love to know what you said in your video. My Translate App can't do it.

And thank you for encouraging vaccination and safety.

Ben, thanks for allowing yourself to be vulnerable and share you story of grief. You're not only mourning the loss of your mother, but also all of the other sacrifices you've made along the way. It's difficult and as they say not a linear process.

I found this article covers a lot of what I'd say about the journey and perspective.

https://www.katherineschafler.com/blog/the-one-thing-no-one-ever-says-about-grieving

Be well.