grouping these together:
- military's "never give a command that won't be obeyed"
- teacher anti-pattern of "instructions that the student can't follow"
- basic-minded "using a foreign language to feel superior with someone who doesn't know it"
related to communication fails creating a false sense of authority and effectiveness. somehow everyone loses, but the speaker doesn't know.
i continue to be blown away by local community centers all over the world and how they offer so much that isn't legible or relevant to technological systems – the underrated potential of not needing platforms to care for or live with your neighbours.
psa to please help your friends setup tech alternatives as a social event: switch together so everyone transitions successfully with known contacts on the new platform. lone profiles leave momentum on the table.