Technically I’m an archaeologist, I guess.

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Cake day: June 4th, 2023

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  • Our friends and family can listen and respond to questions, practice empathy, humanize the other side of the debate, tell personal stories that are likely to intersect with our own lives, and see us as individuals with nuanced views and value outside of our political opinions.

    How many people is this this the case for? My experience and the experience of my friend group might be anomalous, but empathy, humanity, and nuance are not present in my family when it comes to political conversations.





  • Bureaucracy is one of those things that people like to bash, but don’t really spend much time considering what it is or what it’s meant for.

    “Bureaucracy is when stupid form” is a superficial understanding of an organizational structure intended to:

    • mirror the dominant governing structure, so everyone has a shared frame of reference for how decisions get made
    • help keep authority is tied to a position/role rather than to an individual to reduce instances of nepotism and favoritism
    • standardize oversight structures so there’s a clear accountability chain
    • champion expertise so there are people who comprehend important peripheral aspects of a discipline/profession/industry that can cause compounding downstream issues

    There are certainly poorly run, poorly organized, and intentionally misused bureaucracies. And we all have nightmare stories of getting bound up in procedural hell. But organizational alternatives for large, complex organizations usually end up being less efficient and more convoluted while also being less effective.