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Re: Office Suite, i’m slowly persuading my work to move to all text based. Markdown to replace Word docs. Csv files and python scripts (streamlit, pandas, numpy, scipy, duckdb, plotly) to replace excel & power bi. Markdown and Slides to replace powerpoint. Git to replace sharepoint.

Imo, all corporate & government documentation should be in plaintext. Changes easily tracked, versioned, inspected, and audited.

Helix editor with markdown and python LSPs and formatters has been my stack for all my personal documentation/personal finance for years, so i know the approach works. And since it’s just plain text, anyone can use their preferred editor. Vim, emacs, etc

My line of reasoning is that American democracy was flawed from the moment the constitution was written. Too much focus on liberty. Not enough focus on electoral systems, and the potential problems of each.

No mandatory voting + first past the post counting has resulted in extremist politics. You don’t need to gain the support of the majority of americans, just the undying loyalty of a small amount, and disnenfranchising the rest.

I can see America moving to the Alternative Vote. But even better if Americans move to Mixed Member Representation. I can’t see how America will ever move to mandatory voting though. Everytime i’ve tried to convince Americans that this is required to foster a larger, more civics educated, more engaged populace, i get shouted down that it’s unconstitutional. Yes i know it’s unconstitutional, but you guys have amendments.

And for that note, i think American constitutional law is stupid. The supreme court should not get to decide laws by interpretation. If the law is ambiguous, throw it back to congress to work it out.