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The Effectiveness of E-petitions in Making Real Change
1:09:33 - 1:15:39 (06:06)
The UK e-petition system seems to offer a simulacrum of doing work without requiring any of the actual work necessary to create change. Although it provides an outlet for people to express their indignation, it does not necessarily create meaningful change in practice.
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The early astronauts slept all hunched up in the spacecraft until they eventually graduated to sleeping on hammocks.
1:09:33 - 1:10:26 (00:52)
Summary
The early astronauts slept all hunched up in the spacecraft until they eventually graduated to sleeping on hammocks. There are also leftovers on the moon including excrement and unused sick bags but surprisingly, a stack of $2 bills left as souvenirs was jettisoned.
ChapterThe Effectiveness of E-petitions in Making Real Change
Episode#399 - Rob Orchard - Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics
PodcastModern Wisdom
The UK government has an e-petitions portal which requires 100,000 votes for an e-petition to be noticed and brought up in the House of Lords, but the majority of e-petitions are rejected.
1:10:26 - 1:11:58 (01:31)
Summary
The UK government has an e-petitions portal which requires 100,000 votes for an e-petition to be noticed and brought up in the House of Lords, but the majority of e-petitions are rejected.
ChapterThe Effectiveness of E-petitions in Making Real Change
Episode#399 - Rob Orchard - Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics
PodcastModern Wisdom
E-petitions provide an outlet for people's social justice concerns, but they often do not result in actual change.
1:11:58 - 1:13:55 (01:56)
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E-petitions provide an outlet for people's social justice concerns, but they often do not result in actual change. People believe they are making a difference by signing an e-petition, but it is a simulacrum of doing work and is not an effective means for enacting change.
ChapterThe Effectiveness of E-petitions in Making Real Change
Episode#399 - Rob Orchard - Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics
PodcastModern Wisdom
The phenomenon of clickbait headlines and the power they hold over our curiosity and behaviors in the digital age.
1:13:55 - 1:15:39 (01:44)
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The phenomenon of clickbait headlines and the power they hold over our curiosity and behaviors in the digital age.