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Re:Terence Tao: The role of small organizations in society h... by biophysboy on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @01:21PM (#45363323)
Don't agree - just as an example, the poorest Irish immigrants in NYC were part of Tammany Hall wards. I think technology has reduced the need for economic/political actors to organize via hyper-local blocks.
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Re:Terence Tao: The role of small organizations in society h... by huem0n on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @09:54PM (#45368429)
Agreed. Why ask the local carpenter, or librarian how to do something when it can be Googled or find a YouTube video of it? Communities gathered to solve problems they couldn't solve alone.

We still can't solve them alone (we need big tech), and big tech is preferred because its lower friction. Ex: calling an Uber is often lower friction than asking a friend to pickup your groceries when your car is broken.

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