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- Friedrich http://i.stack.imgur.com/jiFfM.jpg On 13 Apr 2014, at 20:06, Friedrich Lindenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > On 13 Apr 2014, at 19:56, Puneet Kishor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Apr 13, 2014, at 10:46 AM, Friedrich Lindenberg >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> To be honest, the slogan strikes me as a bit vacuous as it avoids telling >>> us *how* data/knowledge/muffins will have any effect, and instead goes for >>> the “change” meme, which I has been beaten to death by a combination of TED >>> talks and American presidential campaigns for the past couple of years. >>> >>> It’s ironic that the slogan is essentially a statement of faith. >> >> Slogans usually are a statement of faith. They are too short to be anything >> more substantive. But, they can make a great lead-in for case-studies, web >> pages, other literature that supports them. > > You’re probably right, but compare these: > > Doing good is part of our code (Moz) > Turning information into action (TTC) > Making government accountable & transparent (Sunlight) > > It’s faith in a mechanism, not in spreadsheets (“Data can change the world”). > > - Friedrich > > > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss
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