Note: This was written quickly and is mostly experiential. I am US-facing and less confident about other systems of government, but the advice should apply to any representative democracy. I consider myself on the outer rings of both bay area AI and DC politics/elections, perhaps a tiny DC tilt.
On what to do: I firmly believe one of the highest-EV advocacy actions people can take is to call their national representative's office. Look up your congressman, dial the number, and spend ~8 minutes on the phone trying to conv... (read more)
Thank you very much for writing this.
Note: This was written quickly and is mostly experiential. I am US-facing and less confident about other systems of government, but the advice should apply to any representative democracy. I consider myself on the outer rings of both bay area AI and DC politics/elections, perhaps a tiny DC tilt.
On what to do: I firmly believe one of the highest-EV advocacy actions people can take is to call their national representative's office. Look up your congressman, dial the number, and spend ~8 minutes on the phone trying to conv... (read more)