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Speed Numbs

If trees run in a forest is it still a forest?

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Jun 16, 2023
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It’s been a while. Thank you for staying with me, continuing support, and being patient. I’ve had a lot on my mind.

The world is moving fast but I won’t say that it’s “changed” since the last time I posted. Savvy has always been focused on figuring out how to navigate a shifting terrain, gain a foothold, and blaze forward paths.

But speed, the velocity of the shifts, was an element I underestimated.

What I mean by speed has little to do with the news cycle and has everything to do with how power is being exercised. The rate at which rights, institutions, and political will is dissolving is head spinning. All this isn’t possible through enthusiasm and superior funding alone.

What do I mean about “this” though?

More Perfect Union released the best summary description of how building institutions, money, activism, str…

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