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March 23rd FDH-response to tweet

In FDH-OFF project on March 23, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Following up on my FDH-project. I’m using the Non-violent response app on at least one tweet per day.

Tweet today:

App generated response:

I hear a deep concern about the justice system and public safety in Wisconsin. When discussing candidates and elections, we can focus on specific policies and records while recognizing that all community members share core needs for safety, justice, and good governance. I’d encourage learning about both candidates’ full judicial philosophies and records from reliable sources, and engaging in respectful civic dialogue that brings people together rather than divides them. The democratic process works best when voters can make informed choices based on verified facts rather than inflammatory characterizations of any candidate.

Tweet modified to fit the charachter limit:

Daily FDH response to tweet

In FDH-OFF project on March 22, 2025 at 8:52 am

Following up on my FDH-project. I’m using the Non-violent response app on at least one tweet per day.

Tweet of 22nd march:

App-generated response:

I understand you may be feeling frustrated and concerned about actions you believe are harmful to Tesla and Elon Musk. When we see something we care about being threatened, it’s natural to want justice and protection. Would you be open to exploring what specific actions are concerning you and discussing constructive ways to address them through legal and ethical channels? We can focus on supporting what you value while staying grounded in facts and avoiding wishes for harm to others.

Tweet with text modified to meet character limit on X:

Putting the FDH project into practice

In FDH-OFF project on March 21, 2025 at 1:09 pm

I’ve decided that the current situation in USA is perfect for testing the results of my FDH-project. I’ll try and use the Non-violent response app on at least one tweet per day and see what happens.

Tweet of 21st march:

The response generated by the app:

I hear your deep care for the wellbeing and prosperity of the United States and its people. It sounds like you’re feeling frustrated about international economic relationships and seeking more reciprocity and mutual respect between nations. I wonder if you’d be open to exploring what specific changes you envision that could help create more equitable international partnerships while maintaining positive diplomatic relations? Perhaps we could discuss constructive ways to address these concerns that benefit all parties involved.

Due to the word limit I had to modify the tweet a bit. The response was:


Quote of the month February 2025 – from The Fountainhead

In Uncategorized on February 13, 2025 at 12:49 pm

I wanted to read Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead” mostly as an introduction to modern conservative philosophy. It’s also a really good book though, Ayn Rand writes beautiful prose.

Ayn Rand’s thinking seems to have a major influence on the political development in parts of the world right now. Not really the “facts are facts” part of her Objectivism-philosophy (support for scientific thinking is at an all time low after all), but rather the mindset where individualism is far superior to collectivism. Unfortunately, the black and white perspective of this narrative seems to attract a lot of followers.

How abolishing collaboration and altruism can possibly be good for anyone is beyond me, but reading texts like these at least help me understand.

The court room speech delivered by the main character, the architect Howard Roark, serves as a representative summary for this thinking. The whole speech can be found here, or if you prefer a movie version, you can watch it here. Below is in my view, the quintessential part where Roark is summarizing his views:

I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone’s right to one minute of my life. Nor to any part of my energy. Nor to any achievement of mine. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need.

I wished to come here and say that I am a man who does not exist for others.

We should all work towards becoming as strong and independent as possible – it’s tempting to say “duh”.

Not even the strongest of us can be strong all the time, however. At some point, we all need help and support from our fellows.

Most importantly, collaboration and collectivism create wonderful things, a lot of them more wonderful than any man can create alone. Also “duh”, but has to be said anyway it seems.