Welcome to Signal and Society: Data, Dignity, and the New Democratic Future

“Systems exist to serve people. Not the other way around.”

There’s a signal underneath the noise — and it’s long overdue that we started tuning in.

Signal and Society is a blog about power, policy, technology, and the lives shaped by all three. We believe in sound governance, human dignity, and the idea that public systems — when done right — can be engines of fairness, opportunity, and even beauty.

We’re not here to preach partisanship. We’re here to talk about the real divide:
Capital vs. labor. Private gain vs. public good. Noise vs. signal.

What This Blog Is About

This is a space for people who:

• Think about how systems are built — and who they’re built for
• Understand that inequality isn’t an accident
• Believe that government can work when it’s run for people, not profit
• Want to make sense of a world shaped by both data and disinformation

We’ll explore:

• The economics of everyday life, from wage theft to housing costs
• Political systems and their dysfunction — and how they could be better
• The tension between corporate interests and public purpose
• Technological systems and whether they serve or surveil
• The dignity of labor, and the concentration of capital

Our Point of View

We’re not cheerleaders for party lines. We’re not aligned with corporate “centrism.” We’re interested in what works — and for whom it works.

• Posts that call out both conservative authoritarianism and neoliberal complacency
• Analyses rooted in data, class, and consequences
• A tone that’s critical but hopeful — skeptical, but not cynical

This blog values the long-term over the short-term. Utility over ideology. People over profit.

This blog values you. <3

Why Now?

Because democracy is fragile.
Because billionaires are building bunkers while workers can’t afford insulin.
Because the biggest threats to civil society aren’t left or right — they’re up.

We believe we can do better. That governance can work. That truth matters. That systems can be reimagined. And that blogs can still be weirdly powerful in 2025.

What’s Coming

This is just the beginning.

You’ll soon see deep dives, explainers, commentary, and curated insight from across economics, politics, labor, and technology — always with clarity, conscience, and just a little bit of code.

If you’re looking for smart, principled writing about the world we’re living in — and the world we might build — you’re in the right place.

Welcome to Signal and Society.
We’re glad you’re here.