Ben Wrobel

Founder of Proximate • Co-author of Letting Go

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

The second half of Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, as a Mean Girls gif

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

People are annoyed at Matt, which happens, but AES is part of that generation of left-wing candidates who see Obama as an inspiring politician who blew his big domestic opportunity by underrating GOP opposition, was "timid" during Arab Spring, expanded drone warfare, etc. All in his memoir.

AES is now interested in coming together, with him taking the baton from Obama and his generation, but the tension's interesting. (And if AES had beaten Whitmer to be the 2018 gov nominee, I'm sure he'd have campaigned with Obama then.)

[Fauxlosopher @fauxfilosopher]

Satire about satire. Knives Out, Don't Look Up, Triangle of Sadness are all in the crosshairs. Well-off american liberals love "eat the rich" movies not understanding that globally, they are the rich. Isolated from the cruelty they sow, they wash their hands clean.

[Fauxlosopher @fauxfilosopher]

In Digger, everyone is to blame and no one is innocent. Digger Rockwell isn't the sin cake eater he was made out to be. You can't externalize all your accountability to a convenient villain. The mirror turns on yourself. This was too much for american critics.

[Fauxlosopher @fauxfilosopher]

Digger is dialectical cinema. It laughs at the audience for laughing at it. It laughs at those who criticise movies by pointing out contradictions in them. Digger embraces the contradiction and digs its way out to something new entirely.

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@RCK52 Hi Craig - bumping up this chain from 2023.

Since I reached out, we've published a few stories about DAF reform. https://t.co/gT04gZyntU

We're currently working on one about state-level reform inc what AG's can do.

Would love to get a quote from you.

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@RCK52 Hi Craig - I'm editing an article on "what's next for DAF reform" for my new magazine, Proximate https://t.co/8CU4Wu1ESQ
Saw your comments on the November CoP webinar -- would you be up for an interview?

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@RCK52 Sorry, just seeing this. I can talk today 4-5 pm or Monday 1-3 pm, or most of the day Tuesday. Shoot me a text? 917-846-0658

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

Want to learn more about Proximate, the magazine I launched with @msmegmassey last year?

We're holding a webinar on June 27, RSVP here: https://t.co/I7AVk8kfGj

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

I’ll be leading a webinar with @pioneerspost on solutions journalism - check it out!

https://t.co/neDNFHJneS

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

Has anyone else noticed a bunch of pushback to #trustbasedphilanthropy popping up lately?

We published a rebuttal to some of those critiques at Proximate: https://t.co/KM1RB5NwE9

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@RCK52 Hi Craig - could you chat tomorrow, Friday, or Monday? We are aiming to release the story Tuesday.

We are particularly interested in what you said around minute 47 here around state AGs https://t.co/rttwtGynoz

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@RCK52 Great - shoot me an email? [email protected]

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@johnarnold Hi John - I'm the editor of a new magazine called Proximate. We're pro-philanthropy reform. We'd like to interview you for an article "What's next for DAF reform". Have identified paths around legislation, state-level AGs, judicial action.

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

Thanks @yo_sh! It was a privilege to tell your story and the story of other local leaders in Ukraine

[yosh 🇺🇦 @yo_sh]

it’s going to make them a lot more resilient in the future, and to further reinforce the practice of ‘we’re making our own decisions"
Thank you @BenWrobel for the article 6/6 https://t.co/ED50tQz2E0

[Superpowers 4 Good @superpowrs4good]

Explore the power of participatory problem-solving with Kevin and @benwrobel, the dynamic co-founders of Proximate! 🌍📢 Their inspiring work transcends boundaries, connecting communities and amplifying voices that drive real change.

https://t.co/H1JVVRqYIg

#ImpactJournalism

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

This summer I co-founded a nonprofit magazine; excited to launch a partnership with @MagicCabinetFdn today https://t.co/n8z00eDiF5

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

@lookitsalice @bentleygrad Agreed! Thought it went well https://t.co/xglVIIPvYp

@bentleygrad

[Ben Wrobel @BenWrobel]

Interested in systemic change?  The Denizen podcast is a great resource for a wide range of topics across economics, politics, technology, consciousness, culture, and justice https://t.co/1LMKT4o6pU

[Robert Griffin @rp_griffin]

Saying some obvious things out loud. A small 🧵

Cloaked as dispassionate analysis, much of post-election narrativizing is about coalitions within & between political parties jockeying for status. They are trying to claim victories & distance themselves from failure.

Exhibit A.