Published in coFLOWco·PinnedMember-onlyWhy Big Tech Prioritizes User Feedback from Patriots over ProgressivesHow LinkedIn’s Product Design Updates Favor Homogeneity, Banality, and Patriarchy over Safety. — Define “Professional Social Media” If you thought it was in your head or just your LinkedIn account being weird in May, the good news is it wasn’t. Starting May 5th, they started to roll out “upgrades” for ~800 million users — 25% of U.S. adults. With no warning, notifications, followers, and engagement went haywire…Creators8 min read
Published in Equality Includes You·PinnedMember-onlyShouting into the Void is Tiring, but Working for “The Man” is ExhaustingThe Creator Economy has yet to benefit women’s bank accounts. — I met LaKay Cornell on the Ladies Get Paid Slack in 2019, and though she has been for much longer, she declared herself a writer. Thanks to meeting Lakay early on in my solopreneurship, I found my voice and made the same declaration. She validated that I was worth listening…Women In Business7 min read
Published in coFLOWco·PinnedMember-onlyAn Open Letter to the Office of the Director at the CDC, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPHFor a new strategy and inclusive communications, hire us first. — Healthcare8 min read
Published in Equality Includes You·PinnedMember-onlySo Forgettable, In Almost Every WayIsn’t it time for a new strategy for the State of the Union? — Time is ticking for Democrats to cut the crap. I want to support Biden… I really really do. He’s not a megalomaniac. He’s not a pu$$y grabber. He’s not even that cocky. He gave such an epic inauguration speech. …Equality9 min read
Published in Equality Includes You·PinnedMember-only“The Powers That Be” are Takers, Not Givers.Why today is just another day the patriarchy takes without consent. — I’m a giver. Giving Tuesday, after cyber Monday, became a holiday to assuage our guilt and gluttony. It’s a great day to feel better by giving to those in need after shopping, a week in sweats, and way too much food. …Life9 min read
Published in coFLOWco·Jul 29Member-onlyAttn: Memo for People Who Say “Well, I am one of the good guys.”You just proved you aren’t. — If you say not all white people and you are white, you have more work to do. If you say not all Christians and are Christian, you have more work to do. If you say not all men, and identify as a man, you have more work to do. If…Anti Racism2 min read
Jun 29Member-onlyAn Open Letter to Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner, and the Patriarchal MediaNote: The testimony from January 6th hearing today–Did you see it yet? If not, watch this 2 minute video. Read this short blog post from Dan Rather’s substack: Steady. “Shaken: This seems surreal. But it’s all too real.” is concise which I am not. …Democracy3 min read
Published in Equality Includes You·Jun 23Member-onlyWhy it Matters When We Call a Thing a ThingSay it with me: Abortion is healthcare. — Like they told us in sex-ed: If you aren’t comfortable talking about it, you probably aren’t ready. It’s true — you probably shouldn’t be in that position or that room if you are not ready to say the damn thing. Sometimes you are ready, you do care, but are afraid…Equality5 min read
Published in coFLOWco·May 29Member-only🔥Hot Tip! We are Breaking for a Reason and We Need a Plan.This week’s 🔥Hot Tip! is less helpful than others, but hopefully just as valid. This one goes out to anyone feeling constantly underwater. We are breaking for a reason. Our bodies, our minds, our hearts, our souls, our businesses, our relationships, our houses, our healthcare, our schools. Looking for answers…Collapse4 min read
Published in Equality Includes You·May 26Member-onlyThe Powers That Be Are LiarsThis was never the land of the free and the brave. — Equality8 min read