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The is a tech ideology that masks corporate power, and this view of #mainstreaming Cyber libertarianism is a bizarre ideological mishmash, a combination of hippie flower power, economic neoliberalism, and a heavy dose of technological determinism. It’s the credo of Silicon Valley, so much so that for years it was known as the “Californian Ideology.” this “thinking” shapes the tech bros and their billionaire overlords, who for the last ten years have push #cryptocurrencys and now claim that technologies like #AI hold the key to solving all human problems, offering “endless opportunities” for wealth, power, and pleasure. Naturally, anything that stands in the way of this vision, government regulation, public oversight, and most importantly collective action, must be swept aside. For meany years, this sound like a progress path to some, but it’s riddled with obvious contradictions and dangers.
Many of the problems we face are inherently political, requiring systemic solutions that involving collective governance. Yet, the CEOs, executives, and vulture capitalists would rather you believe that the solutions lie in the “free-market”, that is then conveniently funnelled through their platforms and products. This serves their interests in maintaining power and wealth while pushing aside meaningful public accountability and any possible of an alternative.
This fusion of #geekproblem libertarian engineers and anti-government #fahernistas gave rise to the foundational myths of cyber libertarianism: that technology empowers individuals to create a better world. In the 1990, cyber libertarianism become the dominant ideology in Silicon Valley. Yet, as this ideology flourished, it should have been clear that its vision of “freedom” was fundamentally flawed.
The rhetoric of #techbrow cyber libertarianism claims to be about freedom—freedom from government oversight, freedom of speech, and freedom to innovate. But in practice, this freedom is selective. It serves the powerful and nasty few while ignoring or exploiting the vast majority. This omission is central to cyber libertarianism. By focusing exclusively on the dangers of government tyranny, it ignores how corporations can wield just as much, if not more, power over people. This isn’t an accident—it’s the entire point. Silicon Valley’s billionaires don’t want less power for themselves; they want less oversight from governments and the public.
Neoliberalism becomes the new normal to justify policies that benefit the nasty rich. This path of our current #dotcons oligarchs is no accident. The vague anti-government ethos provides the perfect cover for neoliberal policies. By dressing up deregulation, tax cuts for the wealthy, and the dismantling of public services in the language of “freedom,” both tech billionaires and neoliberal politicians can push their agendas without ever addressing the systemic issues of capitalism, inequality and exploitation.
The Musk empire is a prime example, while he rails against government interference, he eagerly accepts billions in subsidies, pushes for deregulation that benefits his companies, and weaponises his platforms to amplify far-right ideologies. Since taking over Twitter, Musk has turned it into a haven for white supremacists and conspiracy theorists, throttled links to media outlets he dislikes, and boosted his own tweets to ensure maximum visibility.
This is the logical conclusion of the path we have all walked down with our embrace of the #dotcons. By rejecting democratic oversight and embracing a narrow, individualistic definition of freedom, we have consolidates power in the hands of the few wealthy, nasty #techbrows and their acolytes. For all its rhetoric about empowering individuals, this path has always been about protecting the privileges of the nasty few.
We see in the USA this Silicon Valley influence growing. Now more than ever it’s crucial to challenge these paths and step away from the #dotcons these inadequate and nasty people control. We need to understand that freedom isn’t about the absence of government oversight, it’s about creating a humanistic society where power is accountable, resources are shared more equitably, and everyone has the opportunity to grow. The spreading fascism hiding behind Cyber libertarianism offers none of this, Instead, it offers us a neo feudalism, tech kings, knights and priests who claim to liberate us while consolidating their control. It’s time to see through the shiny algorithm driven façade and make the effort and focus to build something better. With the native #openweb reboot we have the tools to do this, with #OMN there is a different technological path we can take.
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dotcons-share-an-ideology/
#AI #cryptocurrencys #dotcons #fahernistas #geekproblem #mainstreaming #OMN #openweb #techbrow #techbrows
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#News #USA #DemConvention
and how #MajorMedia still tries to divide and push #Rapist45 up
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‘Fair Play’ Filmmaker Chloe Domont On Locking The Audience In Within The First Ten Minutes For Her Roller Coaster Erotic Thriller – Crew Call Podcast
#News #ChloeDomont #CrewCallPodcast #FairPlayhttps://deadline.com/2024/01/fair-play-chloe-domont-podcast-interview-1235697359/
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‘Fair Play’ Filmmaker Chloe Domont On Locking The Audience In Within The First Ten Minutes For Her Roller Coaster Erotic Thriller – Crew Call Podcast
#News #ChloeDomont #CrewCallPodcast #FairPlayhttps://deadline.com/2024/01/fair-play-chloe-domont-podcast-interview-1235697359/
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‘Fair Play’ Filmmaker Chloe Domont On Locking The Audience In Within The First Ten Minutes For Her Roller Coaster Erotic Thriller – Crew Call Podcast
#News #ChloeDomont #CrewCallPodcast #FairPlayhttps://deadline.com/2024/01/fair-play-chloe-domont-podcast-interview-1235697359/
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‘Fair Play’ Filmmaker Chloe Domont On Locking The Audience In Within The First Ten Minutes For Her Roller Coaster Erotic Thriller – Crew Call Podcast
#News #ChloeDomont #CrewCallPodcast #FairPlayhttps://deadline.com/2024/01/fair-play-chloe-domont-podcast-interview-1235697359/
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‘Fair Play’ Director Chloe Domont Breaks Down That Violent Bathroom Scene: ‘The Film Always Had to Escalate to Sexual Assault’
#Variety #Features #AldenEhrenreich #ChloeDomont #FairPlay #PhoebeDynevorhttps://variety.com/2023/film/features/fair-play-director-explains-violent-sex-scene-1235793887/
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‘Fair Play’ Director Chloe Domont Breaks Down That Violent Bathroom Scene: ‘The Film Always Had to Escalate to Sexual Assault’
#Variety #Features #AldenEhrenreich #ChloeDomont #FairPlay #PhoebeDynevorhttps://variety.com/2023/film/features/fair-play-director-explains-violent-sex-scene-1235793887/
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‘Fair Play’ Director Chloe Domont Breaks Down That Violent Bathroom Scene: ‘The Film Always Had to Escalate to Sexual Assault’
#Variety #Features #AldenEhrenreich #ChloeDomont #FairPlay #PhoebeDynevorhttps://variety.com/2023/film/features/fair-play-director-explains-violent-sex-scene-1235793887/
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‘Fair Play’ Director Chloe Domont Breaks Down That Violent Bathroom Scene: ‘The Film Always Had to Escalate to Sexual Assault’
#Variety #Features #AldenEhrenreich #ChloeDomont #FairPlay #PhoebeDynevorhttps://variety.com/2023/film/features/fair-play-director-explains-violent-sex-scene-1235793887/
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> the dotCons still vy to say they care about #ethics. Sure, Google employees in #2018 'tried' to reject #AI training of military drones, claiming that "the camera could be switched for a gun"…
…then a year later we get #hCaptcha, an Eth/#CloudFlare/Amazon monstrosity.
Maybe the answer is not allowing these companies to #colonise us?
Maybe we ought share ways to reject bad tech? Something akin to this BigTech blocker and notifier (linux):
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#PorLaPlanedo mi preferas trakonstrui domon🏡 elspezante pli por varmo-izolado ol por hejtado: ni ŝparu energion kaj ne ĵetu eksteren! #ĜustaAlternativo #RaciaProduktado #RaciaEnergio
Kion vi opinias pri tio, kion vi faras? #NiAguKune
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ShadowBanned on a #dotCon for talking about #JulianAssange and being against #regimeChange wars, #coupDeTat's, and speaking up against Australia's abusive #immigration system.
We support a #UBI, a Maximum Rental Income capped at the unemployment rate, #democracy and are *really* anti-fascist (ie. against the melding of govt and big business).
We came up with the word #CAGEFAM to describe the #digitalFascists (hint: the 'E' is the reason you left #TurdSite).
We also do design.
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@PhenomX6
The dotCons must love creating outrage about things that are not them.Reminds us of this time last year when they cut off #sleepingAustralians from #news and #fakebook demand they be able to payoff #newsMedia at will and govt agreed. And then the next day a woman who was very likely raped by the Governor General in the 1980s and was coming out about it committed 'suicide' and everyone just forgot what just happened to #journalisticIntegrity immediately.
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Packers Discussion: Favorite draft fits for Green Bay https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/860607/ #AaronBanks #CincinnatiBearcats #DaniDennisSutton #DarrellJacksonJr #DaylenEverette #DomoniqueOrange #Football #GreenBay #GreenBayPackers #GreenBay #GreenBayPackers #IowaState #IowaStateCyclones #JalenFarmer #JavonHargrave #KeylanRutledge #Minnesota #NFL #NoseTackle #orange #Packers #RobertQuinn #SeanRhyan #WillLeeIII
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Growing the #openweb – Notes for Composting the #dotcons (and growing an #OMN)
Today there are a lot of dishonest people - it’s become the default. Finding someone who is actually truthful is rare. So with this in mind, let’s stop being polite about this, what we’re living inside online right now isn’t “social media.” It’s a managed enclosure - a system designed to extract value, shape behaviour, and concentrate power. It's what I have been saying for the last 20 years. Call it what it is - digital #feudalism - The Lords, the Serfs, and the Server. When […] -
The question of definitions, particularly around the “Fediverse” and its relationship with the ActivityPub protocol (AP), has become messy due to the influx of #mainstreaming people, this has sparked a lot of mostly unhelpful debate. Let’s be clear, there is no real “Fediverse” without #AP. Since Mastodon’s shift to AP, the entire Fediverse has been built around this protocol. Trying to separate the two or debating the definition at this point feels a reactionary and more noise than signal.
One thing that these #mainstreaming people find hard to understand, thus except, is that the Fediverse isn’t an organized movement but rather a disorganized space full of mythos and traditions. The only solid thing, for better or worse, is the badly implemented ActivityPub protocol, and even that is a work in progress, and not without issues. Outside of AP, there are meany different protocols and projects that bridge into this a loose, difficult to define neatly #openweb path. Yes, things are changing, and let’s engage with these changes, focusing on fighting over abstract definitions is not very productive.
Now, onto the tricky topic of the “dominance of white, techno-libertarian guys” in the space. While it’s an issue worth acknowledging, it’s not practically very central, it’s a part of the messy path. The Fediverse is built on #4opens and #DIY principles. It is best to ignore if you can or tolerate the presence of techno-libertarian individuals, as these people are largely noise rather than core to the project. The real barriers to entry are basic technical skills and community-building. This space is actually perfect for the #fluffy side of any activist movement, including a potential #BPP (Black Panther Party) reboot that needs to happen.
Then there’s the idea of “protocol supremacists” using ActivityPub to reinforce their dominance. Yes, you can smell a bit of this, but it’s not actually important or widespread as some people push. The Fediverse was built with almost no money and very little power, so there’s not much for people to hold onto in terms of control. The gatekeeping you see is real from a few players, but they’re not too bad (so far). However, you’re right that things are likely to change as more institutional power and #NGO types enter the space.
Our internal fixations on insider language like “Eternal September” and “Eternal November” is just this, insider language that’s not particularly useful for most people. The focus remains on the core issues of community-building and the challenges of maintaining the decentralized, #openweb ethos in the face of outside pressures.
As for the racism and toxicity that exists, in huge amounts in the #dotcons and in some corners of the Fediverse, the key is this: Don’t go looking for the worst people, and if they find you, block them quickly. The community is built on #4opens and #DIY principles, meaning you have control over community spaces. Building a supportive network takes time, but once established, you can block out the toxicity effectively. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem—build your community first, then deal with the bad actors as they come.
Finally, let’s talk about the lack of digital drugs—those addictive elements you find on #dotcons like Facebook or Twitter. The Fediverse doesn’t have these hooks, so getting people to stay when things turn messy is harder than you might expect. This is why community-building is so crucial. Activist communities need to focus on strong #4opens process and then support networks and positive action based paths to create spaces people want to stay in, despite the inevitable challenges.
The #Fediverse is messy, yes. But within that mess, there’s a lot of potential. It’s up to us to cultivate it.
https://hamishcampbell.com/fediverse-definitions-and-building-activist-communities/
#4opens #AP #BPP #diy #dotcons #fediverse #fluffy #mainstreaming #NGO #openweb
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A forum thread on socialhub brought up a powerful parallel between the radical demands of the Black Panther Party (#BPP) and the underlying values of the #fediverse and #activitypub communities, especially in their attempts to build outside the corporate-controlled paths. The metaphor is striking because both seek liberation, self-determination, and the creation of alternatives to oppressive systems.
- Freedom and self-determination, the #BPP’s call for freedom to determine their community’s paths, has a native overlap to the motivations behind the fediverse, which is a path to free people from #dotcons corporate control. This empowering of people to manage their communities, and engage in social media on their own terms, much like the BPP sought to control their community’s political and social future. But there is a problem, this self-determination is undermined by the “narrow and intolerant” behaviour, in the fediverse communities which are still shaped by power dynamics, gatekeeping, and elitism. Much like the BPP’s fight against internal and external forces, we need to challenge invisible embedded paths in tech spaces.
- Ending exploitation and economic Injustice, the BPP’s demand to end capitalist robbery mirrors the desire within the fediverse to reject the exploitative model of #dotcons, profiting off users’ data, labour, and attention. Projects like #Mastodon and the wider #openweb reboot offer an alternative that resists the centralization, monetization and control of user information. Yet, despite this anti-capitalist ethos, there’s still a tendency for devs and leaders in these communities to pursue funding, recognition and status that mimics the capitalist incentives of the #dotcons. The challenge is to remain vigilant about how easily a “safe” or “open” community can be co-opted by external economic pressures, just as the Panthers struggled to protect their movement from state infiltration and capitalist influence.
- Housing, education, and technology as commons, the BPP’s demands for housing and education highlight their belief in basic human rights, which could be translated into the tech metaphor as the right to access technology and information as commons. The #4opens represent this principle, ensuring that tools, processes, and knowledge remain transparent and accessible. It’s about creating “decent housing” for digital life and an “education” that uncovers the true nature of our technological paths. The struggle, many open communities drift toward becoming insular, where the tools and education are not readily accessible to newcomers. It requires more effort to lower the barriers and broaden participation beyond the #geekproblem to genuinely serve as commons, much like the Panthers sought to broaden political education beyond academic elites.
- Community defense and police brutality, the Panthers’ emphasis on ending police brutality and defending their community aligns with the need for safe spaces in the digital world, spaces free from corporate surveillance, trolling, and abuse. In the fediverse, moderation and safety tools resemble a kind of “community defense” against harmful actors, trying to keep the space healthy and productive. This policing of communities within the fediverse can take a rigid, intolerant form, which creates an exclusionary culture where non #mainstreaming voices are marginalized. Just as the Panthers sought accountability and fairness in how their communities were policed, Fediverse communities need more humane and community-led governance models, like #OGB, to avoid replicating the authoritarian systems they’re fighting against.
- Radical ideals vs. narrow paths, both the BPP and the fediverse, in their own ways, strive for radical change, whether it’s systemic racial justice or the liberation of the internet from corporate interests. But both face the dilemma of narrow paths, in the BPP’s case, the movement’s radical vision was met with state repression, which forced them into narrower, defensive stances. In the fediverse, the movement for open, decentralized media is constrained by internal divisions, ideological rigidity, and an intolerance of diverse views. The key here is not to narrow the vision to protect it, but to expand it, making space for more people and voices. This means mediating conflicts through trust and transparency, rather than exclusion and elitism, a struggle shared by both the BPP and the #openweb movement.
- The path forward, to “compost the mess” in the fediverse, we need to apply some of the same principles the BPP fought for, building movements that are rooted in collective empowerment, community defence, and transparent, accountable governance. This means, challenging the internal hierarchies that mirror the social structures we’re resisting. Expanding participation and avoiding the elitism and exclusionary paths that choke out growth. Emphasizing practical tools (like #OGB and #4opens) to manage conflicts, maintain openness, and ensure the tech commons remains genuinely for the people.
By looking at the #BPP’s history, we see both a radical vision and the internal/external challenges that can derail a movement. The fediverse can learn from this, the real threat to its growth isn’t just external corporate forces, but the narrow, rigid paths it sometimes enforces within. To stay true to the “native” path of liberation, it must embrace messiness, diversity, and openness. The Panthers’ slogan “Power to the People” resonates deeply here, digital power should truly belong to the people, not gatekeepers.
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-panthers-slogan-power-to-the-people-resonates-on-the-openweb/
#4opens #activitypub #BPP #dotcons #fediverse #geekproblem #mainstreaming #Mastodon #OGB #openweb
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Composting the mess of digital security in activism – We need to talk about this, offline
The online tools we "common sense" rely on for organising and campaigning are genuinely dangerous, and I find that paralysing. This isn't paranoia, it's a practical reality that urgently needs addressing. Until we do, offline working groups are one of the few reliable ways to unblock the mess. Where we actually are now... Disappearing, encrypted chat outside the #dotcons is one of the few spaces that feels even marginally safe. But even then, safety depends entirely on who's in the room, […] -
A fluff view of current tech we need to compost
You know, when people are heading over a cliff, I'm more than happy to be "left behind". This story is #openwashing, not innovation. “New European social network” is actually a fork of #Bluesky wrapped in sovereignty language, as Elena Rossini says with the same #dotcons logic - PR-first launch (Davos), reality comes later (or never). This tech mess illustrates, if people start with branding, funding, and media narrative instead of community and process, it’s not #openweb - it’s […]https://hamishcampbell.com/a-fluff-view-of-current-tech-we-need-to-compost/
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Jaguars begin reshaping position group on defense in 2026 mock draft
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