Erik Severson
@eseverso33.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Political Science at UBC. Writing a dissertation on the democratic politics of attention
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Erik Severson
@eseverso33.bsky.social
· Mar 27
I’m in Montreal and the place I went to dinner had all the US wines crossed out lol
Really good poem about a fish in here
In "A Crisis of Attention", Paul Doolan spells out the challenges of the "age of distraction" and guides the reader through the relevant philosophical perspectives and remedies (Weil, Nietzsche, Pascal, Lawrence, Thoreau etc). Art by Susan Auletta philosophynow.org/issues/169/A...
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Really good poem about a fish in here
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thanks to elon, we'll finally have a political party to represent the 0.7% of americans who would rather live in the second picture than the first one
July 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
thanks to elon, we'll finally have a political party to represent the 0.7% of americans who would rather live in the second picture than the first one
I’m in Montreal and the place I went to dinner had all the US wines crossed out lol
March 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I’m in Montreal and the place I went to dinner had all the US wines crossed out lol
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📣 Event reminder!
Join us this time NEXT WEEK for the open keynote session of an upcoming Participedia workshop.
More info on the poster below. 😊
📚 “Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Representation”
📆 March 27
⏰ 11:30am-1:00pm EST
📍 @umontreal.ca and Virtual
Join us this time NEXT WEEK for the open keynote session of an upcoming Participedia workshop.
More info on the poster below. 😊
📚 “Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Representation”
📆 March 27
⏰ 11:30am-1:00pm EST
📍 @umontreal.ca and Virtual
March 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📣 Event reminder!
Join us this time NEXT WEEK for the open keynote session of an upcoming Participedia workshop.
More info on the poster below. 😊
📚 “Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Representation”
📆 March 27
⏰ 11:30am-1:00pm EST
📍 @umontreal.ca and Virtual
Join us this time NEXT WEEK for the open keynote session of an upcoming Participedia workshop.
More info on the poster below. 😊
📚 “Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Representation”
📆 March 27
⏰ 11:30am-1:00pm EST
📍 @umontreal.ca and Virtual
Idk I kinda feel like people should have stopped reading the Washington Post a long time ago anyways
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Idk I kinda feel like people should have stopped reading the Washington Post a long time ago anyways
Earthquake in Vancouver, BC just now. One way to get your adrenaline up!
February 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Earthquake in Vancouver, BC just now. One way to get your adrenaline up!
From a snowshoe the other day
February 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
From a snowshoe the other day
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"Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...
January 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...
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Duke Political Science is accepting submissions for a Frontiers Workshop in Democratic Theory!
Please share widely!
Please share widely!
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Duke Political Science is accepting submissions for a Frontiers Workshop in Democratic Theory!
Please share widely!
Please share widely!
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Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here's the reality about the #LAFires this week: this isn't the first time ANY of these places have burned. Not even close. In 2018, we mapped CA fire history to look at fire frequency across SoCal. Santa Monica Mtns area burns more than anywhere else -- up to once per decade in a given spot. 🧵
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Remember when Bluesky was all about positivity? Funny reading the comment sections to viral posts nowadays. Take a look at the comments on this one - everyone is just fighting.
What happened?
What happened?
I wrote the latest cover story for The Atlantic. It's about the far-ranging implications of one simple statistic: Americans have never spent so much time alone, and surging solitude is warping our society.
I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I'm really proud of it, and I hope you read it.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
January 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Remember when Bluesky was all about positivity? Funny reading the comment sections to viral posts nowadays. Take a look at the comments on this one - everyone is just fighting.
What happened?
What happened?
Is there a starter pack for academics who also like sports? Looking to combine my two reasons for being on social media lol
December 14, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Is there a starter pack for academics who also like sports? Looking to combine my two reasons for being on social media lol
It’s funny to see the contrast between US vs. Canadian airlines. US airlines are (surprisingly) more fair in my experience. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Air Canada to introduce carry-on fees for basic fare passengers
Air Canada said on Wednesday it will start charging for bigger carry-on bags from passengers opting for its lowest-priced basic fare for North America routes starting Jan. 3.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
It’s funny to see the contrast between US vs. Canadian airlines. US airlines are (surprisingly) more fair in my experience. www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Someone should do to Instagram what Bluesky did to X
December 4, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Someone should do to Instagram what Bluesky did to X
Has to be embarrassing to drive a Tesla truck… right?
December 2, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Has to be embarrassing to drive a Tesla truck… right?
“There was then the high-speed chase, scattering chickens in small villages”
Fascinating.
Fascinating.
Wonderful piece by @cherylmisak.bsky.social. Kathy Wilkes is the reason my life went as it did. She was my final year tutor, & when she asked what I was doing next & I said training as a maths teacher, she gave me a copy of James Ladyman’s ontic structural realism paper & suggested I study with him.
How a Cold War underground university smuggled in Western ideas | Aeon Essays
During the Cold War, Oxford philosophers worked together to aid dissidents behind the Iron Curtain. I was one of them
aeon.co
December 1, 2024 at 7:26 PM
“There was then the high-speed chase, scattering chickens in small villages”
Fascinating.
Fascinating.
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Democracy scholars starter pack 2nd major update.
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
November 22, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Democracy scholars starter pack 2nd major update.
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
From 50 accounts last time I posted to now 136/150 political philosophy/ science/ theory & adjacent accounts.
I check each account before adding to avoid hoarding inactive accounts.
Sharing/nominating still welcome!
go.bsky.app/LYfpRV7
Did my Masters at Edinburgh. Miss the city dearly! (Even with the rain and the darkness)
November 28, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Did my Masters at Edinburgh. Miss the city dearly! (Even with the rain and the darkness)
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🦋 Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 6:20 PM
🦋 Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
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November 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
This is what I thought when Trump started Truth Social.. but no. He still won
As the left flees and X loses broader relevance, it becomes a more overtly right-wing site, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. But the right needs liberals on X in order to push conservative perspectives into the mainstream.
The Right Has a Bluesky Problem
The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This is what I thought when Trump started Truth Social.. but no. He still won
What I hope for this website is that the developers decide that it is good enough as is and don't try to innovate with any new features.
Just keep it like this. We're good.
Just keep it like this. We're good.
November 22, 2024 at 2:39 AM
What I hope for this website is that the developers decide that it is good enough as is and don't try to innovate with any new features.
Just keep it like this. We're good.
Just keep it like this. We're good.
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November 21, 2024 at 9:08 AM