Murray Hancock

Dad and citizen interested in #HumanProgress, philosophy, public policy, international relations, rugby, beach and bush, technology and all sorts of things.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@PofCharity @heyemmavarv @fhgferreira @emilesherman @LloydVogelman Great discussion, thanks all. Correction of widespread pessimistic misperceptions led to good exchange about how to think in personal and policy terms of the paradoxes around “things are bad but getting better” (in most cases), healthy antidote to both alarmism and complacency.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@radio_austin @GrahamY @elonmusk @Twitter The hard core 10% left might be more productive without the deadwood, and they will know what and what they need for re-hiring. Fascinating business turnaround case study, on top of huge public interest aspect. Lots of people crying "hubris", but don't bet on failure yet!

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@OtherSideAus @abcnews The highly-misleading half-truth that “a woman is killed by a male partner [almost] every week in AU” is ubiquitous in the toxic male narrative, including on the PM’s official socials, making good policy for a complex social problem impossible & damaging gender relations broadly.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@OtherSideAus In 2021, 39 men were killed in DV incidents vs 42 women (murders+manslaughter). Pretty close to gender parity there.
Table 29, ABS: Recorded Crime – Victims, 2021
Released 11.30am Thurs 28 July 2022

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

I don’t have high hopes but I *am* hoping.

[The Brisbane Dialogues @BNEdialogues]

“..it is important to the future of civilisation to have a commoner digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence”. Hear hear and here’s hoping.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

The report of the philanthropy-funded non-government review of AU’s response to Covid is a great starting point for a better discussion of what went right and wrong and how to do much better next time. Join @BNEdialogues for different night out 21 Nov

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@shmigel @MayneReport The main point about board choice of CEO carries weight doesn’t it? Sydney not Melbourne BTW.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@suzijamil https://t.co/CXSowc2mjN

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@RussianEmbassy @mfa_russia @RusembUkraine @FCDOGovUK @BBCWorld @guardianworld @TelegraphWorld @SkyNews @spectator @DailyMirror @ftworldnews That seems to be going pretty well thanks to their Jewish president who is the most admired leader in the world now, in stark contrast to the KGB kleptocrat running Russia (into the ground).

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@radio_austin I don’t know how common but live lecturing must be increasingly marginal vs online talks, reading, writing, discussion. Like Oxbridge traditionally, only star lecturers will attract attendees, which will apply more online too. Challenge for uni’s.

[The Brisbane Dialogues @BNEdialogues]

A wonderful closing event for the inaugural Dialogues @ School program Qld Parliament House on Thursday - the presentation to the Speaker Hon Curtis Pitt of the Voice of Youth report on the topic discussed at all 13 schools: What’s Wrong With Tiktok?!

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

The best and probably the only way to close the gap between remote communities and the mainstream - absolutely inspiring example:

https://t.co/SuddlthxPr

[Fair For All @fairforall_org]

“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”

Happy Birthday, John Stuart Mill! 🎈

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@OliviaKleinsch2 @kamilkazani You and me brother. Twitter is dangerous Babel and glorious common humanity at the same time.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@igorsushko @threadreaderapp unroll

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@hackingbutlegal Extraordinarily moving.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@lesiavasylenko This reminds me of reading the firsthand words of the schoolboy in Sumeria 5,000 years ago - we are all the same people, so simply reaffirming. Dealing with tyrants is still very complicated though.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

A deep explanation of why we love watching Ash play and why I turn the TV off when Kyrgios comes on:
How do I vote for the ‘Barty Party’? https://t.co/23G7s7uvUv

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@JohnQuiggin Just go MS-free, it’s a great feeling, almost as good as taking Telstra out of your life! I still look back fondly on my personal Freedom Day, when I cut off my last British Telecom “service” for good.

[Murray Hancock @HancockMurray]

@SRCHicks I wonder if and when women will give up on it too?