But Graber mentions the *teacher* as a much more legitimate form of authority because the act of teaching is "self-subverting."

Teaching someone else is one of the most important things we can do. And eventually your students will no longer need you if you do your job well. That's self-subverting.

I was super active on Google Plus back when it existed. I haven't found another place where I can have the same combination of trusted community and deep collective thinking. But, we'll see if this site serves me!

(also happy to melt your brain anytime)

It’s a child’s right to access the web: Sometimes we forget that children have the same human internet rights as adults. They have the right to access information and express themselves, as well as the right to safety and privacy.

docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices...

make peace with that you won’t know the outcome of whatever work you do to inconvenience autocracy right away. maybe not even in your lifetime.

you are not expected never to be distracted
you are expected to notice you have been distracted, then return to the work