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A bunch of native #openweb people spent time, energy and focus pushing the #EU toward the #Fediverse:
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/webinar-with-the-european-commission-and-ap-community/1507
That webinar mattered. It showed that EU institutions were open to #ActivityPub as a way to reduce dependency on centralized corporate platforms.
This is exactly the kind of work we need more of, not less. So what went wrong?
Instead of building on this momentum, the grassroots fell to mess and attention drifted back to the familiar #dotcons. Which, in the end, is just more #techshit to compost later.
SocialHub itself documents this blocking story, but there’s little aggregation or narrative continuity
The missing piece: our own history. This story still hasn’t been properly told:
We are very bad at telling our own history. And that failure has consequences.
When people don’t know: that #EU–#Fediverse outreach already happened, that viable alternatives already exist, that these paths were actively neglected,
So that they fall — again and again — for the #dotcons mess, believing it’s the only “realistic” option.
This is exactly why #OMN, #indymediaback, #makinghistory, and #OGB matter.
Before we argue about funding, platforms, or scale, we need: Media to tell the story properly. History to remember what already worked. Governance to keep power visible and contestable
Only then can Europe regain any path to grassroots digital agency without reproducing the same capture dynamics under a different flag.
If we don’t tell our story, someone else will, and it won’t be told in our interests.
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Progressive Mainstreaming
Most progressive #mainstreaming isn’t about ending the #deathcult - it’s about making its worship feel more fair, more inclusive, more polite. There is some real everyday value in this. Fewer people get crushed immediately, some suffering is reduced, that matters. But let’s be honest about what it does not do, it does not get people off their knees to challenge the altar to stop the sacrifice. It rearranges the seating in the temple, feeding the deeper problem, obedience. Progressive […] -
Les #femmes dans les manuels scolaires d’#histoire en primaire : l’influence de nos #stéréotypes sur l’interprétation des vestiges du passé
Clara BuadesMaster Métiers de l’Enseignement, de l’#Education et de la Formation
Université de Bordeaux 2023 -
Les #femmes dans les manuels scolaires d’#histoire en primaire : l’influence de nos #stéréotypes sur l’interprétation des vestiges du passé
Clara BuadesMaster Métiers de l’Enseignement, de l’#Education et de la Formation
Université de Bordeaux 2023 -
Why you should help
The internet's public square is privatised, algorithmically controlled for "engagement" over any idea of truth, and placed under the control of a handful of American corporations with no accountability to European citizens or values. The #Fediverse is the most credible existing alternative - but it lacks the shared infrastructure to function as a native commons for news and media. #OMN builds that infrastructure: trust-based, community-controlled, transparent, reversible, and owned by nobody. […] -
Why do we keep bringing this up?
If we want a better web, we have to stop pretending this is just about “bad tech companies doing bad things.” Of course, they are-that’s what capitalist incentives produce. The real question is: what are we doing differently? That means accepting some uncomfortable truths. The better path will be less convenient, at least at first. We will have to socially support things that used to look free on the #dotcons. Because the cost we didn’t want to face is simple: the #openweb was always […] -
Public Money, Private Hype: From Blockchain to AI – and the #FOSS Path Less Taken
In tech funding, over the last decade, the #EU poured hundreds of millions of euros into the #blockchain mess. The promise has proven to be illusion, we built no working transformation: trustless systems, frictionless governance or new economic layers for Europe. The reality? By any honest social metric, 99.9% of that public funding was poured straight down the drain. Now we are lining up to do the same with AI. Another wave of hundreds of millions, based on another cycle of hype, feeding […] -
Who’s Building the #Openweb – and Who’s Just Feeding Off It
Almost all funding in the #openweb space gets absorbed by the mediation layer - the people and organisations who talk about, manage, and frame the work rather than doing it. Some money reaches (#geekproblem) developers. Some supports visible projects and #fashionista careers. But the pattern holds: funding flows to what institutions can understand, and institutions rarely understand messy, unglamorous, day-to-day grassroots work. So resources pile up around reports, events, strategy […]https://hamishcampbell.com/yes-there-are-parasites-and-yes-theres-shit-to-shovel/
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The EU opportunity and danger, what grassroots projects can offer
The #openweb reminds us that meaningful autonomy comes from shared infrastructure, collective governance, and mutual trust. Projects like #OMN are built on this understanding: individuals do not create networks alone; networks create the conditions that allow individuals to flourish. Real freedom grows from commons-based collaboration, not from isolated platforms or competitive silos. What can grassroots #openweb people actually do when the EU is building alternatives to #dotcons, but with […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-eu-opportunity-and-danger-what-grassroots-projects-can-offer/
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@aral @warmsignull @wavesculptor @Zenie
Yep, a bunch of native #openweb crew spent our time getting the #EU on the #Fediverse path.
https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/webinar-with-the-european-commission-and-ap-community/1507
What we need is more of this work, not the #dotcons mess, which in the end is more #techshit to compost. -
There is no intelligence in AI – and no path to any
Despite the constant #mainstreaming hype, the branding, and the trillions of dollars being poured into it, there is a simple reality that needs to be stated plainly: There is no intelligence in current “AI”, and there is no working path from today’s Large Language Models (#LLM) and Machine Learning (#ML) systems to anything resembling real, general intelligence. What we are living through is not an intelligence revolution, it is a bubble - one we’ve seen many times before. The […]https://hamishcampbell.com/there-is-no-intelligence-in-ai-and-no-path-to-any/
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@ajroach42
One thing about #OSes, many are of course privacy nightmares, and even nice linux ones we might think are good can often be caught 'phoning home' to a server like Amzn, Msft, Cflare under a (silly) proviso of '#ConnectivityCheck'. The first three letters of that hashtag say enough in our view.Many also phoneHome to #Cloudflare and other #dotcons for #NetworkTimeProtocol (seen as #NTP when running #tcpdump).
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A Note to #FOSS Maintainers and Funders: The Problem With #Mainstreaming
There is a point that often gets misunderstood in conversations about the future of the #openweb and #FOSS that #mainstreaming itself is not inherently good or bad. What matters is who is influencing whom. We can think of it in two very different directions. Good #mainstreaming is when the values of the #openweb move outward into the wider world: Transparency, decentralization, cooperation, shared infrastructure and community governance. In this case, mainstream society learns from the […]https://hamishcampbell.com/a-note-to-foss-maintainers-and-funders-the-problem-with-mainstreaming/
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Brexit, tribal politics, ten years on – Still a mess
The tenth anniversary of the #EU referendum is approaching, and there is still talk about economics, institutions, and political strategy. But sitting through a discussion on this subject, the uncomfortable truth remains: the real transformation was not structural, it was psychological. And ten years later, it is still a mess. The statistics are stark. The divide between “Leavers” and “Remainers” persists long after the referendum itself faded into history. The identities remain […]https://hamishcampbell.com/brexit-tribal-politics-ten-years-on-still-a-mess/
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Who are the #nastyfew?
This should be obvious to anyone who as some knolage of left politics. They are the people who always rise to the top when #mainstreaming takes hold. You see them on TV, in parliament, running #NGOs, managing #dotcons tech projects. On the surface, they don’t always look bad - in fact, they often present as competent, articulate, even charming. But scratch that surface and the pattern is clear: their drive is not shared flourishing, it’s possession and control. This minority #nastyfew, […] -
Composting the confusion: A critical response to the misreading of the #Openweb
“It’s fascinating to see how the #OpenWeb ideology was formed in the late aughts... Open Web evangelists criticizing early Facebook for being too private is an incredible heap of irony.” — [Someone missing the point entirely] Let’s be clear, this is a historical and political mess, and one worth composting. The original #openweb vision, was wide, from the original European social vs the American libertarian, the person quoted is taking the view from inside the #blinded USA path […] -
Château d'Omonville à #LeTremblayOmonville (#Eure) Construction 2e moitié XVIIIe siècle. Façades et toitures du château ; pavillon du jardinier ; écuries ; parc, y compris ses éléments décoratifs et ses grilles...
Suite 👉 https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00099591/le-tremblay-omonville-chateau-domonville
#Patrimoine #MonumentHistorique
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Hàng xóm nhờ đón con suốt 1 tháng, nhờ đi chợ hộ nhưng không trả tiền, còn chê bai và trách chủ nhà "ích kỷ" khi bị từ chối. Câu chuyện gây phẫn nộ trên mạng, làm dấy lên tranh luận về ranh giới giúp đỡ và lợi dụng trong quan hệ láng giềng. #TâmSự #LángGiềng #ĐiChợHộ #ĐónConHộ #MâuThuẫn #Neighborhood #Favors #HelpingOthers #VietnameseCulture
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@bot @gabriel @n3n3tl
Much to the surprise of most dissenters of #Malthus' writings he did have a third scenario, which we like to describe as #ConvivialSufficiency.For us it is a question of how we get there. Is it via massSurveillance and #ComputerSaysNo AI. Or do we just embrace less for *all*. We think #bitcoin's public (and optionally private) ledger is a good way to opt out and embrace #LimitsToGrowth in our view, with its limited supply.
Can we acheive it without neoFeudal #dotCons?
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The Open Media Network: More Than Just a Tech Project
At first glance, the #OMN (Open Media Network) might look like another stalled technical project, a collection of code, standards, and protocols. But to think of it only this way is to miss the point entirely. What we’re building is a social and technological fabric for the #openweb, woven together by shared values and practical needs. Yes, there’s tech, but the tools and standards we develop are not neutral. They lean, by design, toward openness, transparency, collaboration, and […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-open-media-network-more-than-just-a-tech-project/
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The Spring OMN: The River of News Project
Originally Published 3/15/2016 — Updated 07/2025
“A river that needs crossing: political and tech blogs – On the political side, there is arrogance and ignorance; on the geek side, there is naivety and over-complexity.”
This project builds from a simple truth: we’re failing to communicate across divides that matter, and the #openweb continues to decline in the face of #dotcons like Meta (#failbook), Google, Amazon, and Apple.The inspiration, the technical model draws from Dave […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-spring-omn-the-river-of-news-project-2/
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Everything we build sits on standards
An example of the #geekproblem is the refusal, or failure, to engage seriously with standards. In tech, as in life, nothing exists in isolation. Every app, every protocol, every line of code rests on a foundation of inherited agreements: protocols, languages, schemas, and governance systems. These are the invisible scaffolding of the digital world, we call them standards, and whether people like it or not, everything you’re building is already part of an industrial web of standards.
Now, […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/everything-we-build-sits-on-standards/
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What Is Journalism in a Community Space?
Ten years ago, I posted photos of a police raid on a boat in Mile End Park to a local Facebook group. What followed was a storm of critique from fellow community members, particularly around privacy, ethics, and the nature of local news. That exchange came back through the memory algorithm on #failbook, it’s interesting because it sits at the heart of a question we keep coming back to. What is journalism, and where does it belong? The debate wasn’t just about a photo or a post. It was […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/what-is-journalism-in-a-community-space/
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People, community, the long struggle between the #openweb and #dotcons
This is a mess that has been clear to see for 20 years, but people keep falling into the same traps instead of stepping off the cycle of control. We had something, we lost it, and we are still refusing to face why. Let's use #Failbook as a practical example of a monster that devours our dreams, fifteen years ago, the writing was already on the wall, #failbook and the #dotcons would eat everything. It wasn't some grand conspiracy, just basic power and control dynamics. People knew this. […]https://hamishcampbell.com/people-community-the-long-struggle-between-the-openweb-and-dotcons/
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A path we need for the #openweb
The #NGO crew can be poison, not because they’re bad people, but because of how social structures and agendas shape behaviour. For the social health of the #openweb, we need to be mindful of what we take in. Just like in nature, some things are toxic in large doses. “Nice” doesn’t always mean “good.” There’s no contradiction here. "Don’t drink from the #mainstreaming." But remember, shit makes good compost! Instead of just being cynical, let’s grow something better from […] -
We Made This Mess—Time to Clean It Up
For the last 20 years, most of our crew have played a part in shaping the digital world we see today. What began as a space of radical possibility has been enclosed, exploited, and transformed into a corporate-controlled dystopia of #dotcons. We lived inside this algorithmic trap, and in many ways, we still do—fighting, trolling, and feeding the very system that keeps us addicted.Trapped inside the algorithm, these platforms don’t exist to foster community or critical thought; they […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-made-this-mess-time-to-clean-it-up/
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Most of our crew have made this mess for the last 20 years. Life inside the #dotcons algorithm is a trap—one that people fight for, troll for, and become addicted to. These platforms are designed to feed engagement through division, making people react emotionally rather than think critically.
#Failbook and the rise of victim culture isn't an accident. It's a feature, not a bug. The algorithm rewards outrage, amplifies conflict, and keeps people in a loop of reaction rather than action. People get stuck performing identities instead of building real alternatives.
The #OMN approach? Step outside the algorithm. Build trust-based networks where people interact as humans, not as data points for corporate profit. The #Fediverse and #ActivityPub-based platforms offer a path out, but we need to push harder to grow them in a way that challenges #mainstreaming liberal control.
We don’t need more “ethical” #dotcons. We need an independent, federated media ecosystem. That’s what the #OMN is about.
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The stress of alt living in the remains of the commons, boaters in the UK
The boater community is in rapid transition, with the pressures from gentrification, corporate control (#CRT), and online group dynamics (#failbook) colliding with a long-established scruffy, self-sufficient, and sometimes chaotic #liveaboard culture. This can be seen in the #failbook London Boaters group which has shifted away from its activist roots into more of a "management" role, shaped by #NGO-style moderation and back-channel conversations with #CRT. The shift from grassroots […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-stress-of-alt-living-in-the-remains-of-the-commons-boaters-in-the-uk/