John L. Taylor @johnnylogic@qoto.org

Ironically, I have logged more time on #twitter since Musk purchased it than I have in the entire year previous. The #schadenfreude is just too good!

I just started *Caste* by Isabel Wilkerson and am already engrossed.

"[W]e are all born into a silent war-game, centuries old, enlisted in teams not of our own choosing. The side to which we are assigned in the American system of categorizing people is proclaimed by the team uniform that each caste wears, signaling our presumed worth and potential. That any of us manages to create abiding connections across these manufactured divisions is a testament to the beauty of the human spirit."

By way of #introduction, I am a Director of Research working on online #fraudprevention. I aim to protect people from fraud while establishing trust and safety for businesses.

My professional interests include #datascience, #machinelearning, #dataengineering, #designthinking, #innovation, #research, and #dataethics. My personal interests are numerous and include #philosophy (esp. #ethics, #science, and #epistemology), #psychology (esp. #cognition, #positivepsychology, #therapy), and philosophies of life (esp. #buddhism, #humanism, #stoicism, #taoism).

Hobby-wise, I am an #exercise and #martialarts enthusiast. I also enjoy #nature, #hiking, and the #outdoors, generally.