Notices by Strange Attractor (strangeattractor@refactorcamp.org), page 3

@octesian

I don't think so. It sounds ok to me.

@alis

I'm glad I could be helpful. 🙂

If you can vote in the Canadian federal election - remember to vote today! Voter cards are a convenience but not necessary. You can register at the polling station. Elections Canada has info - enter your postal code to find out where to vote.
https://www.elections.ca

@Elmkast

In case you're curious what I think of as good sources of information, here are some examples:

Open Parliament lets people sign up for email updates every time their MP says something in the House of Commons or votes on legislation. You can set up searches for keywords too.
https://openparliament.ca

TVO The Agenda does have day-to-day topical coverage, but delves into the issues at least a bit.
Video podcast: http://feeds.tvo.org/tvo/TxZN
Audio podcast:
http://feeds.tvo.org/TheAgendaWithStevePaikin

@Elmkast

The worst people know this, and deliberately attempt to make politics seems distasteful and get people to tune out. Unfortunately a lot of young people fall for it.

I really wish young people would vote. I wish the media would stop covering politics as if the horserace was the only thing that mattered.

There are sources of information that are better than that, but too few.

@Elmkast

Caring about the rules under which we live our lives, keeping track of what elected representatives are saying and doing in our name, and getting involved by, for example, writing letters to MPs or city councillors and voting, are worthwhile activities.

I think our society would improve if more people in their twenties did those things.

Staying out of politics is a path to letting the worst people be in charge.

@Elmkast

Following the horserace style reporting of politics is a largely waste of time, no matter what age people are. Way too much political reporting or commentary spends time on that.

Likewise, tribalism is a ridiculous time-suck that can make people stupider.

@Elmkast

I'm not sure what you mean by "really into politics" but in general, I disagree.

I think probably the thing I disagree with most in points a, b, c and d is the assumption that politics and "interacting with actual life" are separate.

There's not much, maybe nothing at all, in one's personal life that is unaffected by politics, imho.

@Elmkast

When I compare things I've self-studied outside a course, knowledge retention is about the same as things I've learned through courses.

Well-written books help, but so many of the things I want to learn don't have such niceties available.