{"id":305,"date":"2021-12-03T09:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2022-08-01T23:31:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:31:13","slug":"essays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"305\" class=\"elementor elementor-305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d128a79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d128a79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34cad86\" data-id=\"34cad86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee5688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ee5688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Essays<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d229c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d229c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15394b0 leftblocktest\" data-id=\"15394b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d126851 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d126851\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f69d95\" data-id=\"6f69d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7df32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c7df32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to My\nWriter\u2019s Sketchpad\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8dcc5 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d8dcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ruminations is where I share works in progress. Please follow the pointers below to learn more about me and the stories you\u2019ll find on these pages. Thank you for visiting. Please return and tell a friend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4e9376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4e9376\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90aa101\" data-id=\"90aa101\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f763072 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f763072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ2NCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">Contact Me<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c44ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09c44ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/\">About<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45892d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45892d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d7b2b\" data-id=\"13d7b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba9d6f leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba9d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who is Tom Abate and what does he write about?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3274fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3274fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9270ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9270ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6031563\" data-id=\"6031563\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71b565 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71b565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEclectic notions arising from my experiences and observations.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab4581 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab4581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/journalism\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-342feeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342feeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c2e3d\" data-id=\"56c2e3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50bbfc6 leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50bbfc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stories and commentary based on research, interviews, and observations. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a8ce6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a8ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/whimsy\/\">Whimsy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a90bdd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a90bdd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b3ed67\" data-id=\"6b3ed67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b73ce leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b73ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Satire, fiction, humor, and advice from the Dead Blogger\u2019s Society. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332c6fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"332c6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/ruminations\/reflections\/\">Reflections<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8402fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8402fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fd6cbb\" data-id=\"6fd6cbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044065d leftboxfirst elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"044065d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Experiences and events that formed my character and inform my work and beliefs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f4acc3 rightnonfiction\" data-id=\"6f4acc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4bd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"ff4bd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/concepts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Concepts<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 15, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Crazy-quilt-image.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Crazy-quilt-image.png 404w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Crazy-quilt-image-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/pursuing-innovation-is-like-sewing-a-crazy-quilt-or-throwing-a-potluck-dinner\/\">Pursuing innovation is like sewing a crazy quilt or throwing a potluck dinner<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">Work with kindred spirits toward a common goal, adapt to the unexpected, and be pleasantly surprised at what success turns out to look like. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Effectuation. Put that word into your startup dictionary. Effectual thinking divides the world into things entrepreneurs can control and things they can\u2019t. Effectual thinkers do what they can with the resources at hand to move in a desired direction.They rely less on trying to predict outcomes and more on taking actions that make sense. When forced by necessity or drawn by opportunity they shift gears, realizing that the success they achieve may be different than the result they expected. Saras...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/pursuing-innovation-is-like-sewing-a-crazy-quilt-or-throwing-a-potluck-dinner\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Themes<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 18, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/how-human-attention-is-packaged-and-sold-as-a-commodity\/\">How human attention is packaged and sold as a commodity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">Subprime Attention Crisis: Advertising and the Time Bomb at the Heart of the Internet<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Internet consumers take for granted that information should be free, at least to them, because so much of it\u2019s been supported by advertising.\u00a0New York Times\u00a0columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein recently interviewed Tim Hwang about his book, Subprime Attention Crisis, which explains how the $500 billion internet advertising industry makes information seem free by auctioning off human attention to the highest bidder. Hwang is a Berkeley Law School graduate who has worked at Google, led a Harvard-MIT project to study the...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/how-human-attention-is-packaged-and-sold-as-a-commodity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Themes<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 13, 2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/journalism-please-meet-the-21st-century\/\">Journalism, please meet the 21st Century.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">We'll need to develop a new breed of watchdogs to protect self-governance in our increasingly complex society.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>In 1992 I parachuted into the newsroom of the San Francisco Examiner just as the post-Watergate hiring boom was coming to an end. The World Wide Web emerged while I was a reporter and columnist covering Silicon Valley. I had studied political science and knew enough economics to understand that any commodity became more valuable when it was scarce. This dynamic became an occupational hazard as new technologies to make and distribute information and entertainment began flooding the market. As...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/journalism-please-meet-the-21st-century\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Themes<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 11, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/the-perfect-politics-of-the-pearl\/\">The perfect politics of the pearl<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">When it comes to solving problems, humans could learn from oysters. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Oysters live in shallow waters and feed by sucking algae through tiny openings in their shells. If a grain of sand or other particle lodges in its flesh, the oyster coats the irritant with minerals and proteins to form thin layers of nacre, the milky white substance that hardens into pearls. Australian researchers recently sought to understand how this simple creature heals itself so elegantly. They used a tiny saw with a diamond wire to slice a pearl into cross...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/the-perfect-politics-of-the-pearl\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/themes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Themes<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 6, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-themes-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/in-a-coup-de-cash-the-cloud-has-monopolized-ecommerce\/\">In a coup de cash, The Cloud has monopolized eCommerce.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">Let\u2019s reboot the internet to restore the innovative spirit that built it and recreate a public network that helps grow businesses from the ground up.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>The Cloud is not a technology. It is a business model that creates consumer monopolies. This model employs a variation of the adage that it takes money to make money. Cloud startups raise venture capital which they spend to attract consumers with low prices and convenient delivery. Some startups spend too much, too soon, with too little effect. VCs stop subsidizing their losses, and they go belly up. But successful cloud startups win dominant markets by devouring the sales of...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/in-a-coup-de-cash-the-cloud-has-monopolized-ecommerce\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bluebgrightpost\">\t\t\t\n             \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/category\/essays\/concepts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><h4>Concepts<\/h4><\/a> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"creativewrt3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dateandtags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Updated date:<\/span> \n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 6th, 2022\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-eassy-post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-eassy-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts.png\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts.png 1081w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/icon-essays-concepts-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/> <p class=\"caption\"> <\/p>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"headingcreative3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/volunteering-as-an-election-worker-in-a-one-party-state\/\">Volunteering as an election worker in a one-party state<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"expert-text\">If you live in 37 of the 50 states, that\u2019s what you\u2019ll experience. The only question is which party controls which state\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <!-- this is the above code to display the caption -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"left-contentpost3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-right-postc3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p>The remarkable thing about Alameda County\u2019s June 29th special election was that social justice attorney Jani Ramachandran qualified for an August 31st runoff against Alameda school board member Mia Bonta. Surprisingly, she failed to get the 50 percent required to win outright the seat vacated by her husband, Rob Bonta. The special election became necessary after Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Bonta\u2019s husband to fill the post of state Attorney General office. Xavier Becerra had vacated the AG\u2019s office after Newsom...<\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/tomabate.com\/ruminations\/volunteering-as-an-election-worker-in-a-one-party-state\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essays Welcome to My Writer\u2019s Sketchpad Ruminations is where I share works in progress. Please follow the pointers below to learn more about me and the stories you\u2019ll find on these pages. Thank you for visiting. Please return and tell a friend. Contact Me About Who is Tom Abate and what does he write about? 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