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Joshua Roy Jul 5, 2024

1. Utilitarian, whatever works.
2. Basic services: housing, food, buying power for the working class.
3. A populist, left-leaning centrist party that aims for 60%+ consensus.
4. Aiming for consensus leaves some ethical issues on the sidelines.
5. What is possible is considered with higher priority than what is ideal.
6. If the evidence shows a program isn't working, move on.
7. Statespersons, constantly focused on the actual and coalition building instead of idealism.

Joshua Roy Jul 5, 2024

Hi everyone! I’m Joshua and this is my #introduction! I’m new to Babka and Mastodon in general, but am looking forward to getting to meet you. I’m from #Ohio and I’m really into #videogames, #AI, and #futurism. Looking forward to making new friends on the platform. I am a long-time user of Facebook, Twitter and a couple of other failed social media networks. Migrating due to heavy-handed censorship coming from new Twitter owners.

Before I became disabled I graduated with a BS in biotechnology and finished two years of coursework towards a graduate degree in computational genomics. I've worked for about 14 years in the biological sciences including wetland science work as a consultant for the DOT and have been studying IT, Networking, AI and Web Development since I became permanently disability in 2017.

I'm halachically a Jewish convert (both reform and conservative) but I started this process due to genealogy showing I have Jewish heritage from Prussian immigrants. Also bi/poly.