David Foster
@knowthesystem.bsky.social
Person who wants to fix public discourse in the US.
https://knowthesystem.org/
https://scalablelearning.net/
https://www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-solutions-our-dysfunctional-public-discourse
https://knowthesystem.org/
https://scalablelearning.net/
https://www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-solutions-our-dysfunctional-public-discourse
Wow, this Cato article is slanted! Relying of course on a magical marketplace of ideas that has never been real except in formal debate clubs and some areas of science.
But I do love the idea of tools that promote intellectual humility.
But I do love the idea of tools that promote intellectual humility.
June 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wow, this Cato article is slanted! Relying of course on a magical marketplace of ideas that has never been real except in formal debate clubs and some areas of science.
But I do love the idea of tools that promote intellectual humility.
But I do love the idea of tools that promote intellectual humility.
The US is currently about 31st in the developed world, in per-capita support of public media. Trump is going to change that to 33rd.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The US is currently about 31st in the developed world, in per-capita support of public media. Trump is going to change that to 33rd.
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Geez, that's great, Mike, can you please offer us a concrete example?
June 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Geez, that's great, Mike, can you please offer us a concrete example?
No shit Trump's engaging in lawless activity! I hope Hawley will acknowledge that.
June 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
No shit Trump's engaging in lawless activity! I hope Hawley will acknowledge that.
I favor legislation creating a public-private thing to get social media companies into line. Maybe like what @pmnapoli.bsky.social Phil Napoli proposed in his recent book.
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I favor legislation creating a public-private thing to get social media companies into line. Maybe like what @pmnapoli.bsky.social Phil Napoli proposed in his recent book.
I think what we need is a new Fairness Doctrine. Shutting down the FCC would be giving things a fresh start, actually. Keep Carr from persecuting news networks. Create a new agency when he's gone.
Here's the new Fairness Doctrine. (To be introduced in 2028.)
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
Here's the new Fairness Doctrine. (To be introduced in 2028.)
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
Proposal #1: Bust Open the Silos
This piece is the fourth installment of a biweekly series written by D
www.allsides.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I think what we need is a new Fairness Doctrine. Shutting down the FCC would be giving things a fresh start, actually. Keep Carr from persecuting news networks. Create a new agency when he's gone.
Here's the new Fairness Doctrine. (To be introduced in 2028.)
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
Here's the new Fairness Doctrine. (To be introduced in 2028.)
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
Not easy, protecting free speech...
May 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Not easy, protecting free speech...
I don't think it's sacrilege. And I'd like to see them stop their nonsense on social media. But do you think they should not vote?
May 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I don't think it's sacrilege. And I'd like to see them stop their nonsense on social media. But do you think they should not vote?
Article today about Musk's longtermism, which explains why he targeted USAID. It's immoral to help the world's poor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
The Techno-Futuristic Philosophy Behind Elon Musk’s Mania
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Article today about Musk's longtermism, which explains why he targeted USAID. It's immoral to help the world's poor.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/b...
Is national political journalism much different?
May 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Is national political journalism much different?
Has driven the public into a long-term stupor.
May 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Has driven the public into a long-term stupor.
Certainly "Uncivil Agreement". I also think "Ideology in America" is pretty foundational.
May 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Certainly "Uncivil Agreement". I also think "Ideology in America" is pretty foundational.
Article link for the ad-refusal? Thx.
May 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Article link for the ad-refusal? Thx.
Our constitutional government wasn't designed to handle a Trump.
May 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our constitutional government wasn't designed to handle a Trump.
Predictable move. High-value target.
Disturbing:
Disturbing:
May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Predictable move. High-value target.
Disturbing:
Disturbing:
The topic of this module originated in the Bust Open The Silos media reform proposal. But it’s designed to be fun. It not only addresses partisan media polarization, but also gives students insights into the phenomenon of polarized beliefs and rhetoric.
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
Proposal #1: Bust Open the Silos
This piece is the fourth installment of a biweekly series written by D
www.allsides.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The topic of this module originated in the Bust Open The Silos media reform proposal. But it’s designed to be fun. It not only addresses partisan media polarization, but also gives students insights into the phenomenon of polarized beliefs and rhetoric.
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
www.allsides.com/blog/proposa...
So true. I used to pooh-pooh the idea of any return to a Sedition Act of 1918 as irrelevant. Here we are.
May 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
So true. I used to pooh-pooh the idea of any return to a Sedition Act of 1918 as irrelevant. Here we are.
Can't imagine platforms willing to lift a finger these days, with Brendan Carr warning them to don't censor hate speech.
Something is needed, though. e.g. legislation.
(Unlikely during the next two years, but maybe when Trump's presidency falls apart...)
Something is needed, though. e.g. legislation.
(Unlikely during the next two years, but maybe when Trump's presidency falls apart...)
February 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can't imagine platforms willing to lift a finger these days, with Brendan Carr warning them to don't censor hate speech.
Something is needed, though. e.g. legislation.
(Unlikely during the next two years, but maybe when Trump's presidency falls apart...)
Something is needed, though. e.g. legislation.
(Unlikely during the next two years, but maybe when Trump's presidency falls apart...)
(3/3)
I couldn't agree more. What's missing, though, is a vision of how it could get better. This here could be an interesting prescription: www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-...
I couldn't agree more. What's missing, though, is a vision of how it could get better. This here could be an interesting prescription: www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-...
Brawny Solutions for our Dysfunctional Public Discourse
This piece is part of a biweekly series written by David A. Foster (Center bias)
www.allsides.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
(3/3)
I couldn't agree more. What's missing, though, is a vision of how it could get better. This here could be an interesting prescription: www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-...
I couldn't agree more. What's missing, though, is a vision of how it could get better. This here could be an interesting prescription: www.allsides.com/blog/brawny-...
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They’re going to run against all of it — that society and modernity and politics shouldn’t feel like this... I think that political space is weirdly open, but it seems very clear to me somebody is going to grab it..."
They’re going to run against all of it — that society and modernity and politics shouldn’t feel like this... I think that political space is weirdly open, but it seems very clear to me somebody is going to grab it..."
Brawny Solutions for our Dysfunctional Public Discourse
This piece is part of a biweekly series written by David A. Foster (Center bias)
www.allsides.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
(2/3)
They’re going to run against all of it — that society and modernity and politics shouldn’t feel like this... I think that political space is weirdly open, but it seems very clear to me somebody is going to grab it..."
They’re going to run against all of it — that society and modernity and politics shouldn’t feel like this... I think that political space is weirdly open, but it seems very clear to me somebody is going to grab it..."
I've argued with my wife about this. I hope rich people won't get bailed out by the California government. Insurance in those areas should be super high.
January 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I've argued with my wife about this. I hope rich people won't get bailed out by the California government. Insurance in those areas should be super high.
It's kind of sad how easy it is for right-wing media to find audiences. No moral judgment, really... it's just that it's too easy for them. And maybe inevitable.
If only we could educate those pawns!
If only we could educate those pawns!
January 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It's kind of sad how easy it is for right-wing media to find audiences. No moral judgment, really... it's just that it's too easy for them. And maybe inevitable.
If only we could educate those pawns!
If only we could educate those pawns!