Richard E. Rawson, Psy.D., MBA

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Writer and marketing consultant. I enjoy photography ๐Ÿ“ธ, nature ๐ŸŒฟ, music ๐ŸŽต, woodworking ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ, amateur radio, and messing about in boats โ›ต.
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Six books about belief, trust, and participation in modern life. Some focus on how systems and media shape attention, emotion, and judgment. Others look at civic roles and engagement that can endure without burnout. Together, they examine how people stay oriented and involved when institutions and platforms no longer reliably do that work. https://richardrawson.com/books-by-richard-e-rawson-psy-d-mba/
Books by Richard E. Rawson, Psy.D., MBA - Richard E. Rawson, Psy.D., MBA

Books by Richard E. Rawson, Psy.D., MBA, exploring belief, trust, agency, and how modern systems shape attention, judgment, and civic life.

Richard E. Rawson, Psy.D., MBA

If youโ€™re interested in civic engagement thatโ€™s steady, realistic, and sustainableโ€”rather than driven by constant crisisโ€”these two books may be of interest:

We Will Not Be Ruled: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDP6D3GT

From Apathy to Activism (2nd): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD92PFJZ

Amazon.com

Havenโ€™t posted in a bitโ€”mostly deep in writing and strategy work. Now taking on new freelance content strategy projects, especially ones that blend storytelling, strategy, and social impact. If you're building something meaningful and need help with content that connects, feel free to reach out.

#ContentStrategy #Freelance #DigitalMarketing #Storytelling #SocialImpact

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You want to fight authoritarianism? Start local. School boards. City councils. Labor unions. That's where power buildsโ€”and where democracy is most vulnerable. #Resistance #Democracy

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜.

๐Ÿ“Š Americaโ€™s Democracy Crisis: 4 Groups

๐Ÿ”ด ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ (~20%) โ†’ Pushing for minority rule. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ.
๐ŸŸ  ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (~30%) โ†’ Tolerate it if it benefits them. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต.
๐ŸŸก ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (~30%) โ†’ Believe in democracy but wonโ€™t fight. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.
๐ŸŸข ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ-๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† (~20%) โ†’ Fighting back. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ?

#Democracy #Crisis #Resistance

We are not trying to get back to the way things were. The way things were is how we got here.

๐—” ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: Digital books arenโ€™t always set in stone. Unlike physical copies, e-books can be updated, altered, or even removed without you knowing. There have been cases where content changed post-purchase due to policy shifts, licensing issues, or editorial decisions.

๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—• ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, readers will have even less control over their purchases. This raises an important question: If you buy a book digitally, should it remain unchanged?

๐Ÿšจ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

Starting February 26, 2025, Amazon will remove the "๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ & ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—•" option.

This means you ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€โ€”youโ€™ll have to access them through Amazonโ€™s ecosystem.

If you value offline reading or personal backups, nowโ€™s the time to ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป.

#Kindle #Amazon #Ebooks #DigitalOwnership https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb

Amazonโ€™s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books

Amazon is removing a Kindle feature that allows purchased books to be downloaded to a computer for backup or transfer via USB.

The Verge

โ€œDemocrats seem to be waiting for Trump, Musk, and MAGA to naturally become unpopular, instead of working overtime to make them unpopular. We canโ€™t wait. We need a unified, aggressive, and creative opposition in this country.โ€

Read more from Leah and Ezra: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/how-to-organize-our-way-out-of-the-trump-musk-putsch/

How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch

A plan to harness grassroots energyโ€”and to hold Democratic leaders accountable

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