#Labor has #failed in its #promise to #protect #whistleblowers, which has made it clear only minority parties can achieve that goal.
a few notes on a Linda Rising's talk
"Realize up front that this is hard".
Cognitive dissonance: contradictory "evidence" causes severe cognitive discomfort.
* We are not rational decision-makers
* but we are good at explaining after-the-fact why we made a decision – a pattern called rationalization.
Two thirds of people will not consider an idea until "somebody they know pretty well, is doing it, is happy with it, talks about it […] so maybe i might think about it".
To convince,
* you must address: "What's in it for me?" – requires empathy;
* you can use the values of your opponent. (Loyalty or fairness?)
A pattern of personal touch: walk a mile in the other's shoes
Another pattern: "Give it a try"
Another pattern: listen
Another pattern: ask for something personal
I am driven by my emotions.
"Our opinions generally have emotional rather than intellectual roots, and indeed rationality largely functions as a post hoc justification. Our political opinions, ultimately, are what we feel about the world, not what we think about it. And in turn, our opinions about particular events have a lot to do with how we feel about the world in general. It’s not an exaggeration to say that most people’s views about the kind of things that happen today are extensions of concerns of their own ego. And consequently, invitations to change their minds because new facts emerge, or because old ideas are discredited by new evidence, are in fact a threat to the strength and even survival of that ego."
"But few people, especially those who have received a decent education, want to acknowledge that their views are based on emotion and not reason. They therefore try to argue".
A quotation from Abraham Lincoln
This declared indifference, but as I must think, covert real zeal for the spread of slavery, I cannot but hate. I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. I hate it because it deprives our Republican example of its just influence in the world — enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites — causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity, and especially because it forces so many really good men amongst ourselves into an open war with the very fundamental principles of civil liberty — criticizing the Declaration of Independence, and insisting that there is no right principle of action but self-interest.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1854-10-16), “In Reply to Senator Douglas,” Peoria, Illinois
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/3661…
The story about Ibtihal Abu Alsaad, the Microsoft engineer who was fired for telling Microsoft not to use their software to aid #Israel in the Palestinian #genocide, is something I’ve feared all my career. Abu Alsaad said: “My biggest fear is waking up for my 9 to 5 and realising that my code has killed children today.”
I wrote this in 2018: “Software used to guide a missile has consequences. So does software used to profile applicants for potential jobs, or help people live a healthier life. Will you accept the moral consequences of your code? Will you accept both praise and blame for how your software is used?”
I’m always painfully aware of what the code I write can potentially do. There are bright red lines I will not cross, no matter the reward.
Beijing says it is a protector of #undersea cables amid suspicions of ‘ #greyzone’ tactics
"In response to earlier incidents of submarine #cable #disruptions US in Sep 2024 proposed e New York #Principles, a stmt focusing on managing #security #risks associated w #underseacables.. countries, incl'g #Singapore, #SouthKorea, #Japan, #Australia & #UK, hv endorsed.. They encourage suppliers to hv “transparent ownership, & corp #governance”. #Beijing has opposed e principles"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-says-it-is-a-protector-of-undersea-cables-amid-suspicions-of-grey-zone-tactics
A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Politics,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1081/
Learn what the principles entail Get active and also endorse the UN Open Source Principles for your organization
https://unite.un.org/news/sixteen-organizations-endorse-un-open-source-principles
We are a people of principle and honor...
This wonderful full-page ad is running in newspapers today. I clipped this one from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
THIS is the USA that I am proud to be a citizen of.
It was paid for by Christy Walton, widow of one of Sam Walton's sons.
A man must be excessively stupid, as well as uncharitable, who believes that there is no virtue but on his own side, and that there are not men as honest as himself who may differ from him in political principles.
Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-12-08), The Spectator, No. 243
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/addison-joseph/1442/
Those who prefer their principles over their happiness, they refuse to be happy outside the conditions they seem to have attached to their happiness.
-- Albert Camus
Which principles around collaboration can inspire & orient leaders to navigate effectively intractable problems & elusive opportunities? Video-short Part 10 => https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lucaminudel_principles-management-leadership-activity-7305139201216311296-p1L0
#Principles
#Management
#Leadership
#WaysOfWorking
#ProjectManagement
#ProductManagement
#Complexity
#Problems
#Opportunities
#ComplexityThinking
"We have work to do, and I see some of it being done. We have to do a lot more, and we have to do it wholeheartedly, and we have to do it not knowing exactly what it will take." -- Rebecca Solnit
@Nonilex
"...he is betraying The Post’s longstanding #principles to do so.”
It's not just the Post he's betraying.
“There is no doubt in my mind that he is doing this out of #fear of the consequences for his other business interests, #Amazon (the source of his #wealth) & #BlueOrigin (which represents his lifelong passion for space exploration),” #MartyBaron wrote Wednesday. “He has prioritized those commercial interests over The Post, & he is betraying The Post’s longstanding #principles to do so.”
“It is unacceptable that #Aboriginal and #TorresStraitIslander #people are still #dying in #custody more than 30 years on from the #RoyalCommission”.
We need to start teaching #programming at an earlier age 
. To all kids, not only those aspiring to have a #career in #tech.
We need to teach them before they get (too) exposed to #GenAI and #coding #AIAssistants
To make sure they learn #algorithmic and programming #principles and concepts. Not just copy and paste principles.
We need #ethical #principles, #logical #reasoning, and #scientific #literacy to make sound #moral #decisions and lead a flourishing #life.
https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/why-you-must-be-logical-and-scientific-to-be-a-good-person/
#philosophy
The case of an officer who stole from evidence bags at least 43 times over 5 years raises questions about the adequacy of oversight in the #police force.
