{"id":2712,"date":"2025-08-08T10:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notes.technologists.com\/notes\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:16:24","slug":"koko-politicizing-professional-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notes.technologists.com\/notes\/2025\/08\/08\/koko-politicizing-professional-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"[koko] Politicizing professional social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

“And accept it that soon
\nYou\u2019ll be drenched to the bone
\nIf your time to you is worth savin\u2019
\nThen you better start swimmin\u2019 or you\u2019ll sink like a stone
\nFor the times they are a-changin\u2019<\/a>” – Bob Dylan (1964)<\/p>\n

tl;dr In these times, we must<\/em> speak out everywhere<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some may not know of David Patterson<\/a>, a pioneer of modern computer processor architecture. Those of us who were privileged to know John Cocke<\/a> at IBM might emphasize that Cocke invented “RISC” concepts years before Patterson developed and popularized them, but that distinction is irrelevant here.<\/p>\n

LinkedIn is a place for primarily professional discussions, vs. the breadth of Facebook. “The mission of LinkedIn is simple: connect the world\u2019s professionals to make them more productive and successful.<\/a>”
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\nSome of the items cited at Yesterday’s News<\/a> fit in well at LinkedIn, but many days those collected items are far afield from typical professional discussions. Though dissettling, in these dramatically changing times it seems necessary to broaden the topics posted at LinkedIn. David’s post “Many of you know me as a lifelong computer scientist. I usually make scientific arguments. But not today.<\/a>“, supports that assertion. Seeing someone as illustrious as David use LinkedIn for political discussion assuages my discomfort.<\/p>\n