By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026Then there's the corollary: if you *can't* deliver for people in their daily lives, why should they trust you when you claim that you'll make everything better? 52/ 117115
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/20263,000 techies applied for 35 jobs with NYC's PIT Crews, and, as Levy writes, many of them are high-flying senior coders who are willing to take a massive pay-cut and forfeit their stock options to do something that's both technically excellent and meaningful to their users' lives. 53/ 229137
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026It's a clear message to other leaders, at every level of government. Many of the most skilled, ambitious people in every field want to make the world a better place. 54/ 126032
Cowudi 🍉🐺🐻🐙🐷🌿🌍🌎 @cowudi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Your threads always keep me thinking for days. I think a relevant thing about Madmani's success is that he must have a swarm of highly competent people (Lina Khan the example) in key positions, quietly and efficiently implementing their shared vision of a livable city for the majority. 1131
