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MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by tedmiston »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #28

I just nominated Donald J Trump. He has disobeyed all political conventions in regard to his election campaign and especially in regard to his relationship with the media. In fact, many people believe he has disobeyed the supreme law of the United States: the Constitution with regards to the emoluments clause and not having a religious test with regards to his immigration ban executive order. He has taken personal ri…

Interesting perspective. It seems pretty implausible that they would actually give the award to the POTUS, but it is simultaneously great to see Americans start to be more critical readers (analytically not negatively) of news sources, and also quite shocking to see the number of people in this country that blindly and unquestionably accept what they are told even when it lacks credibility and/or sources. I'm hoping Trump can be a positive vehicle for moving more people from the latter to the former.

Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by dheera »

cpkpad wrote: post #19
alexmlamb2 wrote: post #13

The winner is almost guaranteed to be a conformist, given that the organization selecting the winner is part of the dominant, mainstream power structure. So expect the winner to be, paradoxically, someone who is completely obedient.

I cannot sufficiently emphasize how true this is. Source: Intimately familiar with the Media Lab. As with most places, there is a type of conformable non-conformance. Kind of like casual Fridays at work, or office humor. The Media Lab, and Joi in particular, would never reward non-conformance. Now, if a liberal in Saudi Arabia breaks conservative laws, that they would reward. But that's conforming to their standards.

0. Pick lock to roof of building 54

1. Get caught by CP's, pay $500 fine

2. Claim $250,000 from Media Lab?

Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by Semiapies »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #28

I just nominated Donald J Trump. He has disobeyed all political conventions in regard to his election campaign and especially in regard to his relationship with the media. In fact, many people believe he has disobeyed the supreme law of the United States: the Constitution with regards to the emoluments clause and not having a religious test with regards to his immigration ban executive order. He has taken personal ri…

I think the main thing that should disqualify him would be his lack of intention. But yes, that's the best-case result of his presidency.

Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by geofft »

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #28

I just nominated Donald J Trump. He has disobeyed all political conventions in regard to his election campaign and especially in regard to his relationship with the media. In fact, many people believe he has disobeyed the supreme law of the United States: the Constitution with regards to the emoluments clause and not having a religious test with regards to his immigration ban executive order. He has taken personal ri…

Sam Altman agrees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/business/how-trump-became...

> “Trump is the Silicon Valley candidate in every way except that the ideology is flipped,” said Sam Altman, a prominent technology leader, chief executive of Y Combinator and a major Hillary Clinton donor. “He’s an outsider. He took on a system he thought was broken and then disregarded the rules, he got to know his users well and tested his product early and iterated rapidly. That’s the start-up playbook. That’s exactly what we tell our start-ups to do.”

(Sam Altman has also built a tool for holding Trump to his campaign promises.)

Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by paulddraper »

Semiapies wrote: post #34
RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #28

I just nominated Donald J Trump. He has disobeyed all political conventions in regard to his election campaign and especially in regard to his relationship with the media. In fact, many people believe he has disobeyed the supreme law of the United States: the Constitution with regards to the emoluments clause and not having a religious test with regards to his immigration ban executive order. He has taken personal ri…

I think the main thing that should disqualify him would be his lack of intention. But yes, that's the best-case result of his presidency.

If "lack of intention" simply refers to the fact that it comes naturally because it is in his character through and through, then yes I agree.

Re: MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

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Post by rascoe »

snsr wrote: post #20

MIT was complicit in the prosecution of Aaron Swartz for seemingly qualifying activities.

I would like to see the money go to Aaron's parents, Robert and Susan Swartz, in his memory. I believe they expended a tremendous amount financially in the legal fight for Aaron. It would seem fitting to extract some small measure of remuneration from MIT for their complicitness via this award.
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