Non-theist Christian and elder in Community of Christ. I have Mormon roots and aspirations to do better with justice and peacemaking—especially in the digital sphere but also in Lexington, Kentucky, the U.S., and the world more broadly.
You can subscribe to this content through this RSS feed or this Mastodon account. You can also subscribe to all of the content on this website through this RSS feed, this Bluesky account, or this newsletter.
I sometimes write in French! To only see the French content (which is also available below, alongside English content), please click on [fr] in the site header.
another Liahona observation
Ever since blogging twice about the Liahona and Jacques Ellul’s technique six months ago(!), I’ve been thinking a lot about this story in the Book of Mormon as a possible starting point for a Book of Mormon-based theology of technology. As I first wrote then, I think this story is particularly interesting for the implicit tension in the story: Why would an all-powerful God need a mechanical(?) device in order to communicate their divine will to their followers?
🔗 linkblog: Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on
There are many terrifying things happening right now, but let’s not forget about this spectacularly dumb thing that is also, somehow, continuing.
📚 bookblog: For the Win (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)
I’ve been meaning to reread this for a while, and I’m glad I finally got to it. It’s fifteen years old now and feels it sometimes (not necessarily in a bad way), but it’s a fun read.
I appreciate Doctorow’s use of MMOs as a metaphor for economics, and even if I’m not economically savvy enough to follow all the details or evaluate their accuracy, it’s a lot of fun to read about “Great Recession, but a heist carried out by unionized workers.
🔗 linkblog: At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
What a terrible time we’re living in. Good for these clergy, and let us all remember that they aren’t even seeing the worst of the inhumanity currently so popular.
📚 bookblog: Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto (❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤)
There’s a lot I like in this book: the call for urgency; its focus on bottom-up movements; echoes of Ellul, Graeber, and other authors I’ve appreciated. It feels like an example of the prophetic voice, and I hope to keep it in mind in the years to come.
I’m not an economist or an environmental expert, so I feel inadequate in my ability to thoroughly review it. I wish it were easier to translate those lofty ideals into daily action, though maybe part of the point is that there are no easy answers to this.
🔗 linkblog: The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun
Nick Fuentes is bad news, and I’m glad some in the GOP are recognizing that.
🔗 linkblog: How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
Good interview, and yet another thing reminding me that I need to read my copy of the book!
🔗 linkblog: Grokipedia is racist, transphobic, and loves Elon Musk
No surprises here but still worth bookmarking.
Honest question: Is Grokipedia a wiki? Or just Grok output?