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Writing this newsletter has rekindled my appreciation if not affection for email. As more of our world becomes mediated by algorithms, it is refreshing to be able to revert to a protocol that is far more accessible and resilient.

Disruption has been a dominant if not disruptive theme for the last few years, and seems particularly relevant now. The concept was initially used to describe business models and economic position, but now seems to be applicable to just about everything.

The pressure to move this pandemic forward is increasing. It’s understandable that people would be frustrated, and the longer they remain in isolation, without any sense of what happens next, the more their anxiety and stress builds.

In this midst of this pandemic, we’re finally recognizing the Internet as essential infrastructure (morally but not yet legally).

As the inevitable embrace of pervasive health surveillance spreads with the speed of a novel coronavirus, a growing chorus of voices choose sides as the details of these data collection systems emerge.