#calmculture — Public Fediverse posts

@hyblon

Yes. It is of course very understandable to express our concerns about the world we care for, and convey the urgency to do so. I'm guilty of doing so myself from time to time, adding to the doomscroll.

We want engagement to take place beyond the 'shoutcast' of the microblog. Microblogging has the offline equivalent of standing on a soapbox in a market square. It only does awareness-raising well, but reaches mostly fedizens already aware, feeds an echo chamber.

#SX defines #CALMculture which stands for Constructive activism-led movements.

We should rethink what #activism entails. How to make it more strategic and effective. There's a process to that:

1. awareness -->
2. engagement -->
3. activation -->
4. cocreation 🌱

Working on solutions together.

So much activism remains stuck at 1) often in very aggressive ways that repel like-minded folks. Or only emphasizes "sacrifice" the activist MUST give, rather than rewards of participation.

https://discuss.coding.social/t/challenge-calm-culture-to-mitigate-polarization/681