Andrew West
@andrewowest.com
I make stuff for screens.
www.andrewowest.com
www.andrewowest.com
I'm a freelance photojournalist. I have watched at-risk communities struggle to stay informed of LEO/ICE activity without putting themselves in danger, and I know how important that same data is for journalists & advocates.
I'm also a software designer/dev, so I built openwatch.info.
I'm also a software designer/dev, so I built openwatch.info.
OpenWatch - Community-powered transparency
OpenWatch - Public event reporting platform for documenting real-world events. Open data for journalists, researchers, and civic organizations.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm a freelance photojournalist. I have watched at-risk communities struggle to stay informed of LEO/ICE activity without putting themselves in danger, and I know how important that same data is for journalists & advocates.
I'm also a software designer/dev, so I built openwatch.info.
I'm also a software designer/dev, so I built openwatch.info.
Reposted by Andrew West
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
Remember when social media was more social than media? Feels like everything revolves around "publishing," "broadcasting," etc.
Man, I just want to be a person talking to people.
Man, I just want to be a person talking to people.
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Remember when social media was more social than media? Feels like everything revolves around "publishing," "broadcasting," etc.
Man, I just want to be a person talking to people.
Man, I just want to be a person talking to people.