A very important lesson for many on the right from Martin Buber’s Tales of the Hasidim:

A rabbi was asked by one of his students “Why did God create atheists?” After a long pause, the rabbi finally responded with a soft but sincere voice. “God created atheists” he said... “to teach us the most important lesson of them all – the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching...

@NewBlackMan @intelligencer This isn't as true as many of us would hope, but it least it's more true than some of us might fear. It does depend pretty heavily on the specific industry. More traditional ones are pushing hard to go back to the office already (especially banking). @NewBlackMan @intelligencer I work in tech, and it's pretty unlikely most of us will be back in person (at least not fully), but there are definitely valid arguments to be made for going back (especially mentorship opportunities and career advancements in many fields).

Zoning rules have a much larger impact than most people realize. Much of this is driven at the local level, meaning that your local elections and community meetings are incredibly important, directly shaping the world you live in. nytimes.com/2021/08/27/opi… Furthermore, as this article points out, those local decisions directly impact whether you can even afford to live in that world. #NIMBYism is an incredibly expensive luxury we as a society cannot afford.

Hey there! I just wanted to check in and see how all my activist friends and comrades are holding up. I haven't been as active as (1/12) I'd like but I did make the Bernie call on Friday and I signed up for text-banking for an unaffiliated Dem group I'm in the other (2/12)