Lee Smith, ND

Seth’s Blog

• “I don’t know how it could fail”
  That’s a warning sign. So is, “I don’t know how it would fail.” In the first case, you haven’t thought deeply enough (or don’t have enough experience) to imagine how your solution might not work in every case. The best way to make your work better is to get more imaginative about how it could […]
• Making fairness convenient
  Modernity has caused us to care more about convenience than just about anything. We’ll trade privacy or agency or our ethical standards simply to save a few clicks. That’s a shame. It’s nothing to be proud of. But it’s true. And so, if we want things to be more fair, it helps to make fairness […]
• The gap between good and famous
  When there were gatekeepers, the gap was smaller. People who knew that they could create fame were careful (often) to bestow it on things and people that they believed had something to offer. As the race for fame becomes ever more breakneck, though, that requirement is fading. While it’s a convenient shortcut, the signal of […]