Jacob Oliver
@jsoliver.bsky.social
Writer, Consultant, Researcher, Educator | Author, "Judgment, Trust, and Common Sense" | Building out Common Sense as a Service (CSaaS), but frankly not sure anyone's in the market.
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Trust-Common-Sense-Essays/dp/B0DHHGK613/r
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Jacob Oliver
@jsoliver.bsky.social
· Jan 10
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This Is Just To Say
I have named
a private initiative
the Department
of Government Efficiency
It is not
a department
it is not
the government
Forgive me
it was simpler
than respecting
the power of the purse
I have named
a private initiative
the Department
of Government Efficiency
It is not
a department
it is not
the government
Forgive me
it was simpler
than respecting
the power of the purse
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This Is Just To Say
I have named
a private initiative
the Department
of Government Efficiency
It is not
a department
it is not
the government
Forgive me
it was simpler
than respecting
the power of the purse
I have named
a private initiative
the Department
of Government Efficiency
It is not
a department
it is not
the government
Forgive me
it was simpler
than respecting
the power of the purse
If only someone had written a book that could definitely satisfy each and every one of these questions without sacrificing integrity or inclusivity.
OH WAIT, I DID
OH WAIT, I DID
April 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If only someone had written a book that could definitely satisfy each and every one of these questions without sacrificing integrity or inclusivity.
OH WAIT, I DID
OH WAIT, I DID
How strange it is to watch an entire media ecosystem praise a billionaire vanity project for accomplishing something that NASA did in 1961.
April 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
How strange it is to watch an entire media ecosystem praise a billionaire vanity project for accomplishing something that NASA did in 1961.
We don’t make sense of things all at once.
We reason, revise, and test our thinking in real time—with others.
Judgment is slow work. But it’s the only kind that lasts.
New from De Sensus Communis: Making Sense of Things
open.substack.com/pub/jsoliver...
We reason, revise, and test our thinking in real time—with others.
Judgment is slow work. But it’s the only kind that lasts.
New from De Sensus Communis: Making Sense of Things
open.substack.com/pub/jsoliver...
Making Sense of Things
The Slow, Hard Work of Getting Things Right—Without Getting Lost or Losing Our Minds
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April 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We don’t make sense of things all at once.
We reason, revise, and test our thinking in real time—with others.
Judgment is slow work. But it’s the only kind that lasts.
New from De Sensus Communis: Making Sense of Things
open.substack.com/pub/jsoliver...
We reason, revise, and test our thinking in real time—with others.
Judgment is slow work. But it’s the only kind that lasts.
New from De Sensus Communis: Making Sense of Things
open.substack.com/pub/jsoliver...
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It's too bad they couldn't find a single other funny performer who isn't touring right now and might be open to hosting a late night show on broadcast television.
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's too bad they couldn't find a single other funny performer who isn't touring right now and might be open to hosting a late night show on broadcast television.
Common sense isn’t just what ‘everybody knows’ or thinking for yourself—it’s about judgment, balancing collective wisdom with personal reasoning. Dive into why both extremes fall short and how real common sense is built.
#CommonSense #Philosophy #EduSky
#CommonSense #Philosophy #EduSky
What Common Sense Is Not
Between Common Sense and Sensus Communis
open.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Common sense isn’t just what ‘everybody knows’ or thinking for yourself—it’s about judgment, balancing collective wisdom with personal reasoning. Dive into why both extremes fall short and how real common sense is built.
#CommonSense #Philosophy #EduSky
#CommonSense #Philosophy #EduSky
People love saying "everybody knows" to end arguments. But who exactly is "everybody"? What's obvious in a small town can sound crazy in a big city.
So, what does "common sense" even mean when nobody agrees on what's common?
#CommonSense #Judgment
So, what does "common sense" even mean when nobody agrees on what's common?
#CommonSense #Judgment
March 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
People love saying "everybody knows" to end arguments. But who exactly is "everybody"? What's obvious in a small town can sound crazy in a big city.
So, what does "common sense" even mean when nobody agrees on what's common?
#CommonSense #Judgment
So, what does "common sense" even mean when nobody agrees on what's common?
#CommonSense #Judgment
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Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
February 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.
Tear The Facists Down
Woody Guthrie · My Dusty Road · Song · 2009
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February 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If anyone ever asks why it's important to study literature you can just point them toward the Romeo and Juliet episode of The Andy Griffith Show, in which we see that practice precedes (and then follows) theory in just about every regard that matters.
mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/A_Feud_...
mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/A_Feud_...
A Feud Is a Feud
Andy hopes to finally bring peace to two of the county's longtime feuding families, the Carters and the Wakefields - by arranging a duel between the two patriarchs of the quarreling clans! When Andy n...
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January 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If anyone ever asks why it's important to study literature you can just point them toward the Romeo and Juliet episode of The Andy Griffith Show, in which we see that practice precedes (and then follows) theory in just about every regard that matters.
mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/A_Feud_...
mayberry.fandom.com/wiki/A_Feud_...
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January 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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