TL;DR—I just recalled Google Jigsaw, which might be one effort to address my concerns. I would love to hear your thoughts on it if you are familiar.
(Read on below if you prefer the nuance)
As I was just rereading and making minor edits to my comment, and considering whether I needed to substantiate my statement about social divisions, I recalled that I had discovered Google’s Project Jigsaw in March 2024, which seemed to be working on various smaller-scale initiatives intended to address these concerns using technology. When I checked it out again just now, I see they shifted their focus over the summer, which seems to be another positive step toward addressing my concerns. Particularly this:
Working with that team would be as close as I could imagine to a dream job, [1] and I believe I might be able to bring significant value. If you know anything about it, I’d love to hear your take on the work they are doing, and whether/how it might relate to the current discussion. Thanks!
It occurs to me I said something similar to Rohin Shah recently, which was completely sincere, but honestly Jigsaw is likely an even stronger mutual match. When I reflect on how Jigsaw could have possibly fallen off my radar, I have to admit it has been an extremely stressful year, there had been no open positions, and it appeared all positions were on-site in New York (a difficult proposition for my wife and kids), so I had forced myself to relegate that to perhaps a longer-term goal.
TL;DR—I just recalled Google Jigsaw, which might be one effort to address my concerns. I would love to hear your thoughts on it if you are familiar.
(Read on below if you prefer the nuance)
As I was just rereading and making minor edits to my comment, and considering whether I needed to substantiate my statement about social divisions, I recalled that I had discovered Google’s Project Jigsaw in March 2024, which seemed to be working on various smaller-scale initiatives intended to address these concerns using technology. When I checked it out again just now, I see they shifted their focus over the summer, which seems to be another positive step toward addressing my concerns. Particularly this:
Working with that team would be as close as I could imagine to a dream job, [1] and I believe I might be able to bring significant value. If you know anything about it, I’d love to hear your take on the work they are doing, and whether/how it might relate to the current discussion. Thanks!
It occurs to me I said something similar to Rohin Shah recently, which was completely sincere, but honestly Jigsaw is likely an even stronger mutual match. When I reflect on how Jigsaw could have possibly fallen off my radar, I have to admit it has been an extremely stressful year, there had been no open positions, and it appeared all positions were on-site in New York (a difficult proposition for my wife and kids), so I had forced myself to relegate that to perhaps a longer-term goal.