but I think I installed it, and I think that means that non-Tumblr people can comment on posts.
Lovely readers - please try it, especially if you have really nice things to say.
Tech people - how do I made this look more obvious / correct, and am I using it correctly?
Social media is a crazy thing.
Yes, this is a cynical thought, but also a smart guiding tool. In a perfect world, there would be no problems, but in this perpetually imperfect world, we can hopefully recognize that problems result (often unintentionally) as a result of or in the context of solutions (good or bad) to past issues. Billionaires not paying enough tax is one example; receiving high numbers of grant proposals at a small foundation is another; failing test scores in inner city communities is yet another.
The tax issue is the result of solving a problem of establishing and formalizing a tax system in an effective way that was supported generally by the population.
The unmanageable influx of proposals could be the result of publicity of a foundation name through another grant and the establishment of a website solving a communications gap.
Falling academic records could be the result of tests (& therefore, often teaching) becoming more streamlined and rigorous or of re-instituting arts programs during the school day.
In each case, solving a big problem was not a bad thing, though a new problem clearly emerged. It’s everyone’s job to recognize this and do what we can to handle outcomes and problems as they surface. We can learn a lot from them and make smart decisions, but there are limits to how proactive we can be in eliminating problems; sometimes, being reactive is the best we can do, and hey, if we’re forging ahead, maybe that’s not so bad.
I like both the quote (over-quoted as it is….though is it realllllly hers? and is it really that simple?) and the edits for quite different reasons. Mead’s empowering, idealized sense of communities working together is juxtaposed with Josh Miller’s pointedly cynical (but fair!) snark, which together, are both hilarious and sincerely wonderful. To me, it shows that there isn’t really a single paradigm for change, but that there is change everywhere, and awareness of that change is the first step to figuring out what to do with it. It also illustrates how two people, both with strong socially-aware values, can view our communal environment completely different, and perhaps also therefore illustrates how do-gooders are often too headstrong in their own track of thinking to meet in the middle, which is paradoxical given the importance of communication in any game-changing plan.
NYC has now put all of its health inspections online in a really great searchable format. The criteria for scoring is certainly interesting and I love the transparency.
BUT
I got curious about what in my neighborhood got lots of violations and is STILL OPEN. This place Beast that I like, for instance, is still open, but it appears to have many many violations and a pending grade. That can’t be good…
… especially because it should probably be closed.
EEESH. Think twice before lunch.
