I hear you, yet I believe the substance is still there. The technical details are still very strong around here. My SO tries to read this site to understand m

I hear you, yet I believe the substance is still there. The technical details are still very strong around here. My SO tries to read this site to understand me and is flummoxed by 98% of the content :) Part of the questions in a hacker/entrepreneur's life or at least expert developers, are concepts like, "how to interface with civic society." As "wizards," we have a lot of power, and using it wisely and responsibly is an important way to sustain our power and create the harmonious world we all want. In hacker form, we're seeing a number of approaches, such as aiding the ACLU (YC), isolating oneself (Thiel), try experiments (UBI). This isn't going to be the place with clear, obvious, simplistic answers. We're independent hackers and we are experimental and it helps us and the world to discuss results and tactics in gentleperson fashion. THAT SAID :) I acknowledge your plaint about how quickly many stir to rage. Emotions need to be leveraged carefully. Allowing (and inducing) emotional states to cloud unnecessarily can be highly counterproductive to progress. I see this on nearly all sides of the discussions. I hesitate to say circumstances have warranted it, because I agree we all need to keep our heads on tight and dig deep into the facts, listen to one another and find that common ground. In the W era, there was lots of talk about bipartisanship, crossing the aisles and also technocratic methods to achieve unity and comprehension of civic process. I know technocracy is not primary, but I would love to focus some attention toward that as a stepping stone for national harmony. Even those websites that turn your zip code into your representatives communication are a great step in the right direction. Let's keep it up.