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+ Image + + Ismatu has raised nearly USD 50k with + her fundraiser—thanks to the awesome page XXXX built for her. Now he’s making it + for everyone. If you’re quick, I might even do a 🎄 fundraiser. No pressure, XXX… okay, maybe a little. +
+ Image + + Conducting impact surveys is great, but showing real impact? Even better—and long overdue. + XXX’s on it! +
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+ Helping one person means not helping another, so the selection process is a challenge. We make a pool + of eligible individuals in poverty with our + partner NGOs. Then we randomly select recipients using some crazy math. It’s + all nicely presented on this + new selection page. +

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+ It’s one thing to discuss solutions to inequality; it’s another to address its roots. + Unfair tax systems are a major factor, and powerfully illustrated + in the + movie Tax War. Look for the moment when + US President Joe Biden + points out, “Fifty-five of the largest corporations in America made $40 billion in profits and paid + zero federal taxes—zero?!” +

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+ A Russian court fined Google + + two undecillion roubles + + for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. In dollar terms that means that + + the tech giant has been told to pay $20 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000. +

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+ In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low of + 1.62 children per woman, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 that would keep the population size constant. + Even with massive subsidies, birth rates globally aren’t budging. + Turns out, the real question isn’t “Can I afford a baby?” but “What’s the point of one?” +

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+ + + From 9f3124db5871700d353c5105bd25f901b9ccdb6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aurelieschmiedlin Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:26:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 02/11] wip --- .../emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html | 446 +++++++----------- 1 file changed, 172 insertions(+), 274 deletions(-) diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html index 3a7deac76..283a4b1fa 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class="feature" style="margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 50px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 60px; color: #191a19" > - Randomness, Doubts and War. + Truth, Time and Superglue Hi {{ insert first_name 'default=there' }}. @@ -388,15 +388,7 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Riccardo sold chocolate! - asdfdasf - asdfasdf + Riccardo organized a chocolate sale at his local Christmas market, and guess what? The chocolate sold out! 🍫 @@ -669,7 +661,7 @@ color: #01579b; " > - asdfasdfsa + Superglued habits

- Helping one person means not helping another, so the selection process is a challenge. We make a pool - of eligible individuals in poverty with our - but apparently so has everyone else’s. The average adult now spends partner NGOs. Then we randomly select recipients using some crazy math. It’s - all nicely presented on this - That’s half a workday gone. The ultimate time waster of the year? YouTube. (Though new selection page. -

+ >this video is totally worth it.) +

- If you’re into key derivation functions, click - here. If you’re a normal human, click - here. + Social life? Who needs it when we’ve got social media. +

@@ -950,7 +913,7 @@ color: #01579b; " > - Truly Random + Gallop for good

- Helping one person means not helping another, so the selection process is a challenge. We make a pool - of eligible individuals in poverty with our - partner NGOs. Then we randomly select recipients using some crazy math. It’s - all nicely presented on this - new selection page. + >inspiring online event in Canada is uniting horses and their humans who believe in granting horses freedom—freedom to roam, form social bonds, and express their natural movements.

- If you’re into key derivation functions, click - here. If you’re a normal human, click - here. + The entrance fee will be donated to support Social Income.

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- It’s one thing to discuss solutions to inequality; it’s another to address its roots. - Unfair tax systems are a major factor, and powerfully illustrated - in the - movie Tax War. Look for the moment when - US President Joe Biden - points out, “Fifty-five of the largest corporations in America made $40 billion in profits and paid - zero federal taxes—zero?!” + It still feels too early to tell how AI is affecting the quality of my life. Sure, I get the theory that machines are supposed to free up time for more interesting tasks. (Didn’t they say the same about washing machines and Excel?) But in practice, it seems to have the opposite effect. I use AI tools, thinking I am being more productive, but in the end, I am just cramming more into the same amount of time.

- Short on time? Watch Rutger shout - Taxes, taxes, taxes - to millionaires at the WEF. + Is this really progress?

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- 2 undecillion -

- A Russian court fined Google - - two undecillion roubles - - for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. In dollar terms that means that - - the tech giant has been told to pay $20 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000. + With my university days ending, here’s a question from a recent case study that stuck with me: How do you reintegrate child soldiers into society? Not an easy task. After its devastating civil war in Sierra Leone, over 7,000 children were disarmed and reintegrated into society through United Nations programs. +

- I wish our - fundraiser with Ismatu - could achieve such dizzying heights. + >Well done.

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- The power of cash transfers became clearer than ever during Covid. - 1.36 billion individuals - worldwide, or - one in six people, received at least one cash transfer payment. - About half of the population of East Asia and North America were covered, and about one-tenth of - Africa. + > + Asia’s largest UBI trial. This is the number of 24-year-olds who get $220 per quarter, but only for local spending—no global chains. +

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+ The impact? More self-improvement, thriving local businesses, and steady work motivation.

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- In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low of - 1.6 billion to build in Switzerland? Neither did we. Huge shoutout to the 1.62 children per woman, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 that would keep the population size constant. - Even with massive subsidies, birth rates globally aren’t budging. - Turns out, the real question isn’t “Can I afford a baby?” but “What’s the point of one?” + >26 amazing open-source developers who made this happen — well done. +

@@ -1522,8 +1398,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Which country has shown significant advancements in primary education enrollment rates, driven by - government policies ensuring free primary education? + Which country's government has recently made significant investments in healthcare infrastructure, aiming to improve maternal health services across the nation?

@@ -1562,8 +1437,7 @@ text-decoration: none; " > - Reveal Hint: This West African country - is also known for its colorful cultural festivals. + Reveal Hint: This country is renowned for its ancient architectural ruins and the origin of the coffee bean.

@@ -1578,7 +1452,7 @@ Rwanda 🇷🇼Ethiopia 🇪🇹 @@ -1603,7 +1477,7 @@ Uganda 🇺🇬Mali 🇲🇱 @@ -1644,7 +1518,7 @@ border-radius: 30px; text-align: center; " - >Burundi 🇧🇮Sudan 🇸🇩 @@ -1732,8 +1606,8 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Moving forward, I will organize the news by topic. As I am the boss of this newsletter, I get to call - the topics: 📡  Tech, 💸  UBI, 🇸🇱  Sierra Leone and 👻  Weird. + Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🧣 Consumerism. +

@@ -1763,14 +1637,14 @@ 📡 - Life’s wonders lost to screens + The history of robots is more complex than you might think - Aeon + IEEE Spectrum ↗ 📡 - Technology and loneliness are linked + AI-Generated nonsense from YouTube - NYT + 404 Media ↗ 📡 - AI as an early detection for floods in Nigeria + How to store data on DNA - Republik (de) + Aeon ↗ 💸 - Anticipatory aid for climate resilience - - Vox + The Guardian ↗ + + + 💸 + + Give to the most effective charity or a local cause? + Apple Podcast + ↗ + + + + + + + + 🇸🇱 - A Sierra Leonean helps to prevent cervical cancer + The impact of climate change on children’s health is concerning - WHO + WEF ↗ 🇸🇱 - Battling deforestation to save chimps + Land-grabbing in Sierra Leone - Mongabay + DW Documentary ↗ - 👻 + 🧣 - How about a decision holiday this Christmas? + A tsunami of second hand clothes in Ghana - NYT + LinkedIn ↗ - asdfasdf asdfsadfas + Day one down, only 364 chances left to spread good vibes in 2025 - catch you soon. +

From 740bceca835ab3390e424d5da918fb4947b28075 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: aurelieschmiedlin Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:28:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 03/11] wip --- shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html index 283a4b1fa..57bca90cf 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ " > Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=you' }}, here are a few things that have been on my mind this last month: - Randomness, Doubts and War. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ + Truth, Time and Superglue. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ From 0733620c467461e26e0e8dd74c9345049c9efa2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandino Scheidegger Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:06:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 04/11] Small changes --- .../emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html | 146 ++++++------------ 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-) diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html index 57bca90cf..38a1bd45e 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class="feature" style="margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 50px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 60px; color: #191a19" > - Truth, Time and Superglue + Truth, Time and Superglue. Hi {{ insert first_name 'default=there' }}. @@ -303,7 +303,21 @@ padding: 10px 0px; " > - Hope oyu had good xmas. alkdjflaösdfj. Andras, Michael, Sandino went to talk to Smartive. And now we got a xmas present from them:CHF 3000 Donation + I’m getting ready for a New Year’s Eve party, so I’ll keep this quick. Here’s some team news, and below, you’ll find tomorrow’s newsletter for all contributors. + +

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It starts almost like a joke: 2 developers and a jurist walk into a bar… well, actually, it was an office. Andras, Michael, and Sandino visited the IT company Smartive to present Social Income. When they walked out, they had secured a fantastic Christmas present: a CHF 3,000 donation. Mission accomplished! 🎉

@@ -344,14 +358,13 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Gavriil delivered. We have a first version of the the page that shows all answers from the surveys. Did you know 100% of the recipients that have been offboarderd of the program said Social Income made them feel happier. - Check it out. + Shoutout to Gavriil! We now have the first version of the page displaying all survey responses. Insights: Every offboarded recipient reported feeling happier thanks to Social Income. ❤️ @@ -388,7 +401,7 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Riccardo organized a chocolate sale at his local Christmas market, and guess what? The chocolate sold out! 🍫 + Riccardo sold out—not his soul, but all the chocolate 🍫 he offered at a Christmas market in the name of Social Income. He raised an impressive €2,658 for us. Well done, Riccardo! 🎉 @@ -410,7 +423,7 @@ Image @@ -425,65 +438,13 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Ismatu has raised nearly USD 50k with - her fundraiser—thanks to the awesome page XXXX built for her. Now he’s making it - for everyone. If you’re quick, I might even do a 🎄 fundraiser. No pressure, XXX… okay, maybe a little. - - - - - - - - - - - - Image - - - Conducting impact surveys is great, but showing real impact? Even better—and long overdue. - XXX’s on it! + Michael is heading to Thailand soon and can’t attend Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu’s lecture on Jan 29 at the University of Zurich. Who wants his ticket? 🎟 Andras and Sandino will be also there. @@ -501,6 +462,7 @@ > +

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It starts almost like a joke: 2 developers and a jurist walk into a bar… well, actually, it was an office. Andras, Michael, and Sandino visited the IT company Smartive to present Social Income. When they walked out, they had secured a fantastic Christmas present: a CHF 3,000 donation. Mission accomplished! 🎉

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  • Let’s look forward. Better not—let’s just say my track record with predictions isn’t exactly stellar.
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    + + @@ -430,7 +458,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Then let’s stay in the now: thank you for being here and for reading this update. + Now a quick update on a few topics that have been on my mind of late.

    @@ -471,7 +499,7 @@ color: #01579b; " > - Superglued habits + Over and out

    - I thought my screen time had peaked, but apparently so has everyone else’s. The average adult now spends over 3.2 billion people worldwide are expected to tune in. And here is something fascinating I learned from 4 hours and 20 minutes daily glued to a smartphone. That’s half a workday gone. The ultimate time waster of the year? YouTube. (Though Marc, the volunteer peacekeeping researcher at Social Income: every UN peacekeeping mission has its own radio station! Take Sierra Leone, for example. After supporting the peace agreement, UN Radio this video is totally worth it.) + >handed its transmitters to the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation in 2010.

    - Social life? Who needs it when we’ve got social media. + On that note, tune in to every radio station around the globe.

    @@ -562,7 +602,7 @@ color: #01579b; " > - This made me laugh + Budget magic

    - Speaking of screen time, I came across a graph that really captures the truth about the last days of the year. + >18% more people compared to in-kind food aid. But here’s a Social Income-specific nugget: last year, our admin costs were just CHF 2,000. That's less than what our amazing volunteers donated on top of their labor.

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    This month, an inspiring online event in Canada is uniting horses and their humans who believe in granting horses freedom—freedom to roam, form social bonds, and express their natural movements. + >Poverty cycles are a self-perpetuating phenomenon wherein poor families remain impoverished for at least three generations. I was deeply moved by David Labri’s video on the difference between cycles and circles:

    - The entrance fee will be donated to support Social Income. -

    - - - + A cycle is called “cycle” instead of “circle” because “cycle” implies that the thing is in motion—anything in motion has to build up momentum, and momentum makes it harder for a cycle to be broken. If you are working to break a cycle, it’s okay to struggle with the scale of the task. - - - - - - - -
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    - Is this really progress?

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    - With my university days ending, here’s a question from a recent case study that stuck with me: How do you reintegrate child soldiers into society? Not an easy task. After its devastating civil war in Sierra Leone, over 7,000 children were disarmed and reintegrated into society through United Nations programs. - + Bad news first: If winning a Nobel Prize was on your list of new year’s resolutions, I hope you’re not over 54. Data says your odds peak at that age. The good news? You still have 11 months to crush your other resolutions!

    Even UN critics have to admit: + Find inspiration on Well done. + >NPR's list of good ideas. +

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    - South Korea, long on my bucket list, just gave me another reason to visit: - Asia’s largest UBI trial. This is the number of 24-year-olds who get $220 per quarter, but only for local spending—no global chains. + $1.4 trillion servicing foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023. Interest payments surged by nearly a third to $406 billion, squeezing the budgets of many countries in critical areas such as health, education, and the environment.

    - The impact? More self-improvement, thriving local businesses, and steady work motivation. + My question: Why are we clinging to a system that keeps countries perpetually struggling to stay afloat? A lot of countries don’t even know that they have gone + bankrupt.

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    - Did you know our tech platform would cost USD 1.6 billion to build in Switzerland? Neither did we. Huge shoutout to the Surveys show that 77% of Sierra Leoneans are Muslim, 22% are Christian, and around 2% practice animism or other traditional forms of worship. Here is what is fascinating: technology is reshaping lives and faith. From worship to prayer and connecting with the divine, the way people engage spiritually is evolving 26 amazing open-source developers who made this happen — well done. + >around the globe.

    @@ -1208,7 +1155,8 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Which country's government has recently made significant investments in healthcare infrastructure, aiming to improve maternal health services across the nation? + This country has achieved one of the lowest child mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa through its robust public health policies and vaccination programs. Which country is it? +

    @@ -1247,7 +1195,7 @@ text-decoration: none; " > - Reveal Hint: This country is renowned for its ancient architectural ruins and the origin of the coffee bean. + Reveal Hint: It is the smallest country on the mainland of Africa.

    @@ -1262,7 +1210,7 @@ Ethiopia 🇪🇹Benin 🇧🇯 @@ -1287,7 +1235,7 @@ Mali 🇲🇱Gambia 🇬🇲 @@ -1328,7 +1276,7 @@ border-radius: 30px; text-align: center; " - >Sudan 🇸🇩Malawi 🇲🇼 @@ -1416,7 +1364,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🧣 Consumerism. + Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🤡 Weird.

    @@ -1447,14 +1395,14 @@ 📡 - The history of robots is more complex than you might think. + WhatsApp's hidden ambitions. - IEEE Spectrum + rest of world ↗ 📡 - AI-Generated nonsense from YouTube. + The sperm whale “phonetic alphabet” revealed by AI. - 404 Media + BBC ↗ 📡 - How to store data on DNA. + Nigeria has raised telecommunications tariffs by 50%. - Aeon + Punch ↗ 💸 - The first UK cash trial will give money to homeless people. - The Guardian + World Bank ↗ - 💸 + 🇸🇱 - Give to the most effective charity or a local cause? - Apple Podcast + Evening Report ↗ 🇸🇱 - The impact of climate change on children’s health is concerning. + Some amputees turn to farming to combat discrimination. - WEF + Africanews ↗ 🇸🇱 - Land-grabbing in Sierra Leone. + One of Europe's most wanted fugitives has been living in Sierra Leone. - DW Documentary + BBC ↗ - 🧣 + 🤡 - A tsunami of second hand clothes in Ghana. + Elon Musk’s obsession with leaving Earth. - LinkedIn + UnHerd ↗ - - - -

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    - + @@ -426,7 +448,7 @@ height: auto !important; " width="600" - alt="Mars Sucks Preview" + alt="Coding Retreat Preview" data-proportionally-constrained="true" data-responsive="true" src="http://cdn.mcauto-images-production.sendgrid.net/044784a789c4863a/72c35406-3b62-4b82-932f-6a4970c77050/640x427.gif" @@ -1394,7 +1416,8 @@ 📡 - + WhatsApp's hidden ambitions. 📡 - + The sperm whale “phonetic alphabet” revealed by AI. Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 23:05:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 10/11] Finalized --- .../emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html | 125 +++--------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 106 deletions(-) diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html index 56dd149c4..3806ae3ff 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ -webkit-font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; } + .glist { + -webkit-font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; + font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; + } /** * Bulletpoints for Gmail fix */ @@ -247,104 +251,6 @@ - - - - - - - -
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    - Team News -

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    - Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=Volunteers' }}, -

    -

    - Today is townhall day 👻, so you'll get all the team news there. - - Tune it at 7pm Swiss time: - Google Meet -

    -

    - See you in a few hours, ❤️ Aurélie -

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    - - - - - - - @@ -1387,7 +1293,6 @@ " > Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🤡 Weird. -

    @@ -1396,13 +1301,15 @@ - + 📡 - + - @@ -401,7 +406,8 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Riccardo sold out—not his soul, but all the chocolate 🍫 he offered at a Christmas market in the name of Social Income. He raised an impressive €2,658 for us. Well done, Riccardo! 🎉 + Riccardo sold out—not his soul, but all the chocolate 🍫 he offered at a Christmas market in + the name of Social Income. He raised an impressive €2,658 for us. Well done, Riccardo! 🎉 @@ -438,13 +444,16 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Michael is heading to Thailand soon and can’t attend Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu’s lecture on Jan 29 at the University of Zurich. Who wants his ticket? 🎟 Andras and Sandino will be also there. + Michael is heading to Thailand soon and can’t attend Nobel Prize winner + Daron Acemoglu’s lecture + on Jan 29 at the University of Zurich. Who wants his ticket? 🎟 Andras and Sandino will be + also there. @@ -462,7 +471,6 @@ > -
    + 📡 + WhatsApp's hidden ambitions.
    📡 + The sperm whale “phonetic alphabet” revealed by AI. Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 22:08:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Prettified Code! --- .../emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html | 273 +++++++----- .../emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html | 410 ++++++++++-------- 2 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 296 deletions(-) diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html index 38a1bd45e..900505f29 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-01-newsletter.html @@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ opacity: 0; " > - Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=you' }}, here are a few things that have been on my mind this last month: - Truth, Time and Superglue. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ + Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=you' }}, here are a few things that have been on my mind this last month: Truth, + Time and Superglue. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ @@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ padding: 10px 0px; " > - I’m getting ready for a New Year’s Eve party, so I’ll keep this quick. Here’s some team news, and below, you’ll find tomorrow’s newsletter for all contributors. - + I’m getting ready for a New Year’s Eve party, so I’ll keep this quick. Here’s some team news, + and below, you’ll find tomorrow’s newsletter for all contributors.

    It starts almost like a joke: 2 developers and a jurist walk into a bar… well, actually, it was an office. Andras, Michael, and Sandino visited the IT company Smartive to present Social Income. When they walked out, they had secured a fantastic Christmas present: a CHF 3,000 donation. Mission accomplished! 🎉 + > + It starts almost like a joke: 2 developers and a jurist walk into a bar… well, actually, it was + an office. Andras, Michael, and Sandino visited the IT company Smartive to present Social + Income. When they walked out, they had secured a fantastic Christmas present: a CHF 3,000 + donation. Mission accomplished! 🎉

    @@ -358,13 +362,14 @@ color: #59481c; " > - Shoutout to Gavriil! We now have the first version of the page displaying     all survey responses. Insights: Every offboarded recipient reported feeling happier thanks to Social Income. ❤️ + Shoutout to Gavriil! We now have the first version of the page displaying + all survey responses. Insights: Every offboarded recipient reported feeling happier thanks to Social Income. ❤️

    - PS. For data nerds with big ambitions: If winning a Nobel Prize is your 2025 resolution, hurry up. + PS. For data nerds with big ambitions: If winning a Nobel Prize is your 2025 resolution, hurry + up. Data says your odds peak at the age of 54. + style="color: #59481c" + href="https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-024-02897-2/index.html" + target="_blank" + >Data says + your odds peak at the age of 54.

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  • Let’s look back. Actually, no thanks—I can’t stand those braggy, selective year-in-reviews.️‍
    • -
  • Let’s look forward. Better not—let’s just say my track record with predictions isn’t exactly stellar.
    • +
  • + Let’s look back. Actually, no thanks—I can’t stand those braggy, + selective year-in-reviews.️‍ +
    • +
  • + Let’s look forward. Better not—let’s just say my track record + with predictions isn’t exactly stellar. +
    •  
    @@ -618,31 +634,39 @@ color: #191a19; " > - I thought my screen time had peaked, but apparently so has everyone else’s. The average adult now spends but apparently so has everyone else’s. The average adult now + spends + 4 hours and 20 minutes daily glued to a smartphone. That’s half a workday gone. The ultimate time waster of the year? YouTube. (Though That’s half a workday gone. The + ultimate time waster of the year? YouTube. (Though + this video is totally worth it.) + >this video + is totally worth it.) +

    - Social life? Who needs it when we’ve got social media. - + Social life? Who needs it when we’ve got social media.

    @@ -709,19 +732,21 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Speaking of screen time, I came across a graph that really captures the truth about the last days of the year. + >graph + that really captures the truth about the last days of the year.

    @@ -803,8 +828,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - ⬤ Not staring at a screen in the office + ⬤ Not staring at a screen in the office

    - ⬤ Staring at a screen at home instead + ⬤ Staring at a screen at home instead

    @@ -869,19 +892,23 @@ line-height: 30px; color: #191a19; " - >This month, an inspiring online event in Canada is uniting horses and their humans who believe in granting horses freedom—freedom to roam, form social bonds, and express their natural movements. + >inspiring online event + in Canada is uniting horses and their humans who believe in granting horses freedom—freedom to roam, + form social bonds, and express their natural movements.

    - It still feels too early to tell how AI is affecting the quality of my life. Sure, I get the theory that machines are supposed to free up time for more interesting tasks. (Didn’t they say the same about washing machines and Excel?) But in practice, it seems to have the opposite effect. I use AI tools, thinking I am being more productive, but in the end, I am just cramming more into the same amount of time. + It still feels too early to tell how AI is affecting the quality + of my life. Sure, I get the theory that machines are supposed to free up time for more interesting + tasks. (Didn’t they say the same about washing machines and Excel?) But in practice, + it seems to have the opposite effect. I use AI tools, thinking I + am being more productive, but in the end, I am just cramming more into the same amount of time.

    - @@ -1015,8 +1045,10 @@ color: #191a19; " > - With my university days ending, here’s a question from a recent case study that stuck with me: How do you reintegrate child soldiers into society? Not an easy task. After its devastating civil war in Sierra Leone, over 7,000 children were disarmed and reintegrated into society through United Nations programs. - + With my university days ending, here’s a question from a recent case study that stuck with me: + How do you reintegrate child soldiers into society? Not an easy + task. After its devastating civil war in Sierra Leone, over 7,000 children were disarmed and + reintegrated into society through United Nations programs.

    Even UN critics have to admit: Well done. + >Well done.

    @@ -1059,7 +1093,6 @@ - - South Korea, long on my bucket list, just gave me another reason to visit: - Asia’s largest UBI trial. This is the number of 24-year-olds who get $220 per quarter, but only for local spending—no global chains. + > + Asia’s largest UBI trial. This is the number of 24-year-olds who get $220 per quarter, + but only for local spending—no global chains.

    - The impact? More self-improvement, thriving local businesses, and steady work motivation. + The impact? More self-improvement, thriving local businesses, and + steady work motivation.

    @@ -1201,32 +1238,35 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Did you know our tech platform would cost USD 1.6 billion to build in Switzerland? Neither did we. Huge shoutout to the Neither did we. Huge shoutout to the + 26 amazing open-source developers who made this happen — well done. - + >26 amazing open-source developers + who made this happen — well done.

    @@ -1342,7 +1382,8 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Which country's government has recently made significant investments in healthcare infrastructure, aiming to improve maternal health services across the nation? + Which country's government has recently made significant investments in healthcare infrastructure, + aiming to improve maternal health services across the nation?

    @@ -1381,7 +1422,8 @@ text-decoration: none; " > - Reveal Hint: This country is renowned for its ancient architectural ruins and the origin of the coffee bean. + Reveal Hint: This country is renowned + for its ancient architectural ruins and the origin of the coffee bean.

    @@ -1550,8 +1592,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🧣 Consumerism. - + Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🧣 Consumerism.

    @@ -1656,7 +1697,8 @@ 💸 - The first UK cash trial will give money to homeless people. 💸 - Give to the most effective charity or a local cause? - Apple Podcast - ↗ - + Give to the most effective charity or a local cause? + + Apple Podcast + ↗ + @@ -1815,13 +1858,11 @@ " > Day one down, only 364 chances left to spread good vibes in 2025 - catch you soon. -

    - diff --git a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html index 3806ae3ff..f7b8e2da0 100644 --- a/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html +++ b/shared/emails/newsletter/2025-02-newsletter.html @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ -webkit-font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; } - .glist { - -webkit-font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; - font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; - } + .glist { + -webkit-font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; + font-feature-settings: 'ss04' on; + } /** * Bulletpoints for Gmail fix */ @@ -148,11 +148,13 @@ opacity: 0; " > - Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=you' }}, here are a few things that have been on my mind this last month: - Alps, Brains and Magic. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ -  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏ + Hey {{ insert first_name 'default=you' }}, here are a few things that have been on my mind this last month: Alps, + Brains and Magic. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ +  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏ +  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ +  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ -  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ +  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ @@ -164,16 +166,14 @@  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏ -  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ -  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ͏ -  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ +  ͏  ͏  ͏­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ + ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ - ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ - ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ + ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ - ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ - ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ - ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  + ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ + ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ + ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  @@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ - - The annual Social Income coding weekend just wrapped up, bringing together our brightest minds high up in the Alps. As always, we focused on developing our platform with three key goals: + The annual Social Income coding weekend just wrapped up, bringing together + our brightest minds high up in the Alps. As always, we focused on + developing our platform with three key goals:

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  • Cost efficiency – so more money goes directly to helping people in need.️‍
    • -
  • Donation appeal – so we can attract more donations and help even more people. +
  • + Cost efficiency – so more money goes directly to helping people + in need.️‍ +
    • +
  • + Donation appeal – so we can attract more donations and help even + more people.
    • -
  • Scalability – so we can reach and support a greater number of people. +
  • + Scalability – so we can reach and support a greater number of + people.
    •  
    + + - Simply put, our goal is to help as many people in need as possible. And it’s happening—we are onboarding 35 new recipients in January and February alone! + Simply put, our goal is to help as many people in need as possible. And it’s happening—we are + onboarding 35 new recipients in January and February alone!

    - - - Coding Retreat Preview - + Coding Retreat Preview - - - As it turns out, I am not the only one obsessed with radio. By 2029, over 3.2 billion people worldwide are expected to tune in. And here is something fascinating I learned from over 3.2 billion people worldwide are expected to tune in. And + here is something fascinating I learned from + Marc, the volunteer peacekeeping researcher at Social Income: every UN peacekeeping mission has its own radio station! Take Sierra Leone, for example. After supporting the peace agreement, UN Radio every UN peacekeeping mission has its own radio station! Take + Sierra Leone, for example. After supporting the peace agreement, UN Radio + handed its transmitters to the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation in 2010. + >handed its transmitters + to the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation in 2010. +

    - On that note, tune in to every radio station around the globe. - + >every radio station + around the globe.

    @@ -543,19 +555,26 @@ color: #191a19; " > - As I’ve said before, cash transfers shine for their low administrative costs and high impact. Cash reaches 18% more people compared to in-kind food aid. But here’s a Social Income-specific nugget: last year, our admin costs were just CHF 2,000. That's less than what our amazing volunteers donated on top of their labor. + >18% + more people compared to in-kind food aid. But here’s a Social Income-specific nugget: last year, our + admin costs were just CHF 2,000. + That's less than what our amazing volunteers donated on top of their labor.

    - For Swiss residents, you can download your donation certificate in your dashboard to reduce your tax burden. - + >dashboard + to reduce your tax burden.

    - @@ -634,31 +653,36 @@ line-height: 30px; color: #191a19; " - >Poverty cycles are a self-perpetuating phenomenon wherein poor families remain impoverished for at least three generations. I was deeply moved by David Labri’s video on the difference between cycles and circles: + >David Labri’s video + on the difference between cycles and circles:

    - A cycle is called “cycle” instead of “circle” because “cycle” implies that the thing is in motion—anything in motion has to build up momentum, and momentum makes it harder for a cycle to be broken. If you are working to break a cycle, it’s okay to struggle with the scale of the task. - - + + A cycle is called “cycle” instead of “circle” because “cycle” implies that the thing is in + motion—anything in motion has to build up momentum, and momentum makes it harder for a cycle to be + broken. If you are working to break a cycle, it’s okay to struggle with the scale of the task. +

    - - @@ -728,19 +754,23 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Bad news first: If winning a Nobel Prize was on your list of new year’s resolutions, I hope you’re not over 54. Data says your odds peak at that age. The good news? You still have 11 months to crush your other resolutions! + >Data says + your odds peak at that age. The good news? You still have 11 + months to crush your other resolutions!

    - Find inspiration on Find inspiration on + NPR's list of good ideas. - + >NPR's list + of good ideas.

    - - - @@ -788,7 +816,6 @@ - - Developing countries spent a record - $1.4 trillion servicing foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023. Interest payments surged by nearly a third to $406 billion, squeezing the budgets of many countries in critical areas such as health, education, and the environment. + > + $1.4 trillion + + servicing foreign debt as their interest costs climbed to a 20-year high in 2023. + Interest payments surged by nearly a third to $406 billion, + squeezing the budgets of many countries in critical areas such as health, education, and the + environment.

    - My question: Why are we clinging to a system that keeps countries perpetually struggling to stay afloat? A lot of countries don’t even know that they have gone + + Why are we clinging to a system that keeps countries perpetually struggling to stay afloat? + + + A lot of countries don’t even know that they have gone + - bankrupt. + > + bankrupt.

    @@ -953,21 +994,25 @@ font-size: 22px; line-height: 30px; " - >Surveys show that 77% of Sierra Leoneans are Muslim, 22% are Christian, and around 2% practice animism or other traditional forms of worship. Here is what is fascinating: technology is reshaping lives and faith. From worship to prayer and connecting with the divine, the way people engage spiritually is evolving technology is reshaping lives and faith. From worship to prayer + and connecting with the divine, the way people engage spiritually is evolving + around the globe. - + >around the globe.

    @@ -1083,8 +1128,8 @@ color: #191a19; " > - This country has achieved one of the lowest child mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa through its robust public health policies and vaccination programs. Which country is it? - + This country has achieved one of the lowest child mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa through its + robust public health policies and vaccination programs. Which country is it?

    @@ -1123,7 +1168,8 @@ text-decoration: none; " > - Reveal Hint: It is the smallest country on the mainland of Africa. + Reveal Hint: It is the smallest + country on the mainland of Africa.

    @@ -1292,7 +1338,7 @@ color: #191a19; " > - Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🤡 Weird. + Topics of the month: 📡 Tech, 💸 UBI, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone and 🤡 Weird.

    @@ -1301,10 +1347,7 @@ - + 📡 - - + - @@ -1542,7 +1593,6 @@ -
    + 📡 WhatsApp's hidden ambitions.
    📡 + The sperm whale “phonetic alphabet” revealed by AI. 💸 - What to do about inflation eroding cash transfers. 🇸🇱 - What is Idris Elba up to in Sierra Leone? - Evening Report - ↗ - + What is Idris Elba up to in Sierra Leone? + + Evening Report + ↗ +