Great work Maggie. What's ridiculous is that there really isn't much in this world with the potential to be more exciting than topics of national security! NatSec is existential, it's visceral, it's powerful. That we make it dry and boring and inaccessible is tragic.
A major problem is that people who know what they are doing are censored by the main stream media and by most of the so-called think tanks. And in government jobs. This is particularly true regarding the Middle East. Until (unless) this censorship is overcome, we are all lost!
I definitely run into this - I’m well-versed (I think!) in communicating the technicalities and nuance of this field to a ton of audiences, but find engaging with “non-experts” to be the most rewarding. It’s been a surprise and a shock to the extent various Bestowers of Credibility have labeled what I do as frivolous or “unserious.” To which I cannot help but think, “Please explain to me how you think articulating the goals and impact of CCP algorithmic warfare using the velociraptors from Jurassic Park is easy.”
This is all nice and reasonable. But an A+ policy entrepreneur would maybe go get a slot on Hasan Piker? Just solve the problem by being a good mass communicator who should now start mass communicating.
Thanks, Andy! Hasan Piker isn’t someone I seem to have had a shot with yet, but I’ll keep an eye out. Super helpful to have specific goals as I continue to work behind the scenes with content creators, write my own Substack, work with various outlets, and get this pesky book to where it needs to be.
Great work Maggie. What's ridiculous is that there really isn't much in this world with the potential to be more exciting than topics of national security! NatSec is existential, it's visceral, it's powerful. That we make it dry and boring and inaccessible is tragic.
Totally agree! I absolutely adore my work, every day is way more fun than people think you should have in adulthood.
A major problem is that people who know what they are doing are censored by the main stream media and by most of the so-called think tanks. And in government jobs. This is particularly true regarding the Middle East. Until (unless) this censorship is overcome, we are all lost!
Amb. Robert Hunter
Thanks for weighing in, Ambassador Hunter!
I definitely run into this - I’m well-versed (I think!) in communicating the technicalities and nuance of this field to a ton of audiences, but find engaging with “non-experts” to be the most rewarding. It’s been a surprise and a shock to the extent various Bestowers of Credibility have labeled what I do as frivolous or “unserious.” To which I cannot help but think, “Please explain to me how you think articulating the goals and impact of CCP algorithmic warfare using the velociraptors from Jurassic Park is easy.”
This is all nice and reasonable. But an A+ policy entrepreneur would maybe go get a slot on Hasan Piker? Just solve the problem by being a good mass communicator who should now start mass communicating.
Thanks, Andy! Hasan Piker isn’t someone I seem to have had a shot with yet, but I’ll keep an eye out. Super helpful to have specific goals as I continue to work behind the scenes with content creators, write my own Substack, work with various outlets, and get this pesky book to where it needs to be.