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Thomas Dichter

The Tone Deafness of Internet Advertising — Annoying Your Customer as a Business Proposition???

The ad industry — presumed masters of the message — makes a big mistake when ads are placed smack in the middle of online media texts…

3 min readDec 26, 2020

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Thomas Dichter

Joe Biden 2020. A Close Call? Not Really.

Thomas Dichter

2 min readNov 13, 2020

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Thomas Dichter

Inside The Mind of Washington DC’s Non-mask-wearing Joggers and Dog Walkers

Given the fact that this city votes over 90% Democratic, you’d expect Washington DC to be different than the rest of the country. But, no…

3 min readSep 6, 2020

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Trombone memories and growing up in the 1950s — How “unwoke” were we?

The only time trombone players get to be prominent is during a parade. Because the trombone’s slide extends a good three feet beyond the…

6 min readAug 16, 2020

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Thomas Dichter

Please Stop Calling Me “Guy”

by Mrs. Thomasina Dichter

2 min readJul 22, 2020

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Thomas Dichter

Joseph N.Welch, where are you?

The defining moment of the McCarthy era was chief counsel for the U.S. Army Joseph N. Welch’s trenchant question to the Senator: “At long…

2 min readMar 25, 2020

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Thomas Dichter

The Afghanistan Papers — Deja Vu all over again

by Thomas Dichter

6 min readJan 18, 2020

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Letter from Kolkata

Kolkata, West Bengal, May, 2018

8 min readSep 26, 2018

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Internet Interruptus

In the BI era (Before Internet), a person could be reasonably sure their plan for the day would be followed. Up at 7:00, do exercises, feed…

4 min readJul 2, 2018

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Thomas Dichter

Internet Interruptus

In the BI era (Before Internet), a person could be reasonably sure that the day’s plan would come close to being followed. Up at 7:00, do…

4 min readFeb 28, 2018

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Thomas Dichter

Thomas Dichter

An anthropologist and long-time practitioner in international development work and hence a committed critic of an industry that has become mostly about itself.

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