Andrew Yang gets it. The Founder of Venture for America, Yang is perhaps the most tech savvy candidate out there in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. He’s on record as being on board with the idea of Universal Basic Income in which citizens would receive a government sponsored stipend to free them up to spend their time on creative pursuits. And now he’s proving that when it comes to tech he’s a man of action as well, stating his intentions to use state of the art holographic tech to help him campaign. That’s right. When Andrew Yang pounds the pavement next year he’ll be doing so from the comfort of his living room.
As Futurism puts it, “The 2020 race for the White House is already teeming with drama and intrigue, as happens when there are 20 — and possibly more — candidates.
Each is looking to stake a claim and make their mark. But with many states to campaign in, and little time to do so, how can politicians be in more than one place at a time? Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has an idea: stump speech via hologram.”
Instead of being enslaved by our technology, as we constantly have our attention and heart strings tugged by notifications fine-tuned to grab and hold onto our attention, we could instead put technology to use for us as Yang has chosen to do. Enabling him to travel to more places and reach more people than would otherwise be possible. And best of all using technology in this manner actually makes politics interesting. The novelty of the act might even bring more attention to Yang’s platform than traditional stumping and grassroots campaigning ever could have.
The force is strong with this one. Not since Selina Meyer hit the campaign trail has there been a more interesting candidate. Let’s just hope the rest of his message resonates with voters the way his chosen method of communication has resonated with me.
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