#closedweb — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #closedweb, aggregated by home.social.
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This summer #climatechaos
This summer, heat, fires, the soon to come winter floods and insurance withdrawals will make #climatechaos harder to treat as something happening somewhere else. For years, climate breakdown was framed as an activist issue, something discussed by environmental groups while mainstream politics carried on with business as usual. That is changing, people are experiencing the consequences: extreme heat, flooding, damaged homes, rising insurance costs, failing infrastructure and growing […]https://hamishcampbell.com/this-summer-climatechaos-is-mainstream/
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This summer #climatechaos
This summer, heat, fires, the soon to come winter floods and insurance withdrawals will make #climatechaos harder to treat as something happening somewhere else. For years, climate breakdown was framed as an activist issue, something discussed by environmental groups while mainstream politics carried on with business as usual. That is changing, people are experiencing the consequences: extreme heat, flooding, damaged homes, rising insurance costs, failing infrastructure and growing […]https://hamishcampbell.com/this-summer-climatechaos-is-mainstream/
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This summer #climatechaos
This summer, heat, fires, the soon to come winter floods and insurance withdrawals will make #climatechaos harder to treat as something happening somewhere else. For years, climate breakdown was framed as an activist issue, something discussed by environmental groups while mainstream politics carried on with business as usual. That is changing, people are experiencing the consequences: extreme heat, flooding, damaged homes, rising insurance costs, failing infrastructure and growing […]https://hamishcampbell.com/this-summer-climatechaos-is-mainstream/
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This summer #climatechaos
This summer, heat, fires, the soon to come winter floods and insurance withdrawals will make #climatechaos harder to treat as something happening somewhere else. For years, climate breakdown was framed as an activist issue, something discussed by environmental groups while mainstream politics carried on with business as usual. That is changing, people are experiencing the consequences: extreme heat, flooding, damaged homes, rising insurance costs, failing infrastructure and growing […]https://hamishcampbell.com/this-summer-climatechaos-is-mainstream/
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20 years of #dotcons selling libertarian individualism has pushed aside the collective politics that once made the #openweb revolutionary.
For 20 years the #geekproblem helped turn "left tech" into the #closedweb. That's a disaster we can't keep repeating.
No prat fights, we need alternatives: #IndymediaBack, #OMN, #OGB, #MakingHistory. To rebuild collective power.
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20 years of #dotcons selling libertarian individualism has pushed aside the collective politics that once made the #openweb revolutionary.
For 20 years the #geekproblem helped turn "left tech" into the #closedweb. That's a disaster we can't keep repeating.
No prat fights, we need alternatives: #IndymediaBack, #OMN, #OGB, #MakingHistory. To rebuild collective power.
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20 years of #dotcons selling libertarian individualism has pushed aside the collective politics that once made the #openweb revolutionary.
For 20 years the #geekproblem helped turn "left tech" into the #closedweb. That's a disaster we can't keep repeating.
No prat fights, we need alternatives: #IndymediaBack, #OMN, #OGB, #MakingHistory. To rebuild collective power.
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20 years of #dotcons selling libertarian individualism has pushed aside the collective politics that once made the #openweb revolutionary.
For 20 years the #geekproblem helped turn "left tech" into the #closedweb. That's a disaster we can't keep repeating.
No prat fights, we need alternatives: #IndymediaBack, #OMN, #OGB, #MakingHistory. To rebuild collective power.
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20 years of #dotcons selling libertarian individualism has pushed aside the collective politics that once made the #openweb revolutionary.
For 20 years the #geekproblem helped turn "left tech" into the #closedweb. That's a disaster we can't keep repeating.
No prat fights, we need alternatives: #IndymediaBack, #OMN, #OGB, #MakingHistory. To rebuild collective power.
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Feelings/facts, stupidindividualism is about peoples role in systems
Just because you feel attacked doesn't mean someone is attacking you, sometimes that feeling is worth listening to. It may be telling you that something doesn't fit with how you currently see the world. But a feeling is not a fact. This matters because much political discussion now begins and ends with personal reactions rather than examining the underlying structures. Take the hashtag #stupidindividualism. Many people read it as, "You're stupid because you're an individual." That isn't […]https://hamishcampbell.com/feelings-facts-stupidindividualism-is-about-peoples-role-in-systems/
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Feelings/facts, stupidindividualism is about peoples role in systems
Just because you feel attacked doesn't mean someone is attacking you, sometimes that feeling is worth listening to, it may be telling you that something doesn't fit with how you currently see the world. But a feeling is not a fact, this matters because much political discussion now begins and ends with personal reactions rather than examining the underlying structures. Take the hashtag #stupidindividualism. Many people read it as, "You're stupid because you're an individual." That isn't what […]https://hamishcampbell.com/feelings-facts-stupidindividualism-is-about-peoples-role-in-systems/
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Feelings/facts, stupidindividualism is about peoples role in systems
Just because you feel attacked doesn't mean someone is attacking you, sometimes that feeling is worth listening to, it may be telling you that something doesn't fit with how you currently see the world. But a feeling is not a fact, this matters because much political discussion now begins and ends with personal reactions rather than examining the underlying structures. Take the hashtag #stupidindividualism. Many people read it as, "You're stupid because you're an individual." That isn't what […]https://hamishcampbell.com/feelings-facts-stupidindividualism-is-about-peoples-role-in-systems/
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Why #FOSS matters socially
The internet didn't become broken overnight, it drifted from being a network of communities into a marketplace dominated by platforms whose purpose is extracting value. This is the logic of #dotcons most of us invested our lives and community into. The problem isn't only bad companies, it's that our digital lives depend entirely on proprietary #dotcons paths and software, commercial interests end up controlling our reality. How did we get into this mess? This is why #FOSS (Free and Open […] -
Why #FOSS matters socially
The internet didn't become broken overnight, it drifted from being a network of communities into a marketplace dominated by platforms whose purpose is extracting value. This is the logic of #dotcons most of us invested our lives and community into. How did we get into this mess? The problem isn't only bad companies, it's that our digital lives depend entirely on proprietary #dotcons paths and software, commercial interests end up controlling our reality. This is why #FOSS (Free and Open […] -
Why #FOSS matters socially
The internet didn't become broken overnight, it drifted from being a network of communities into a marketplace dominated by platforms whose purpose is extracting value. This is the logic of #dotcons most of us invested our lives and community into. How did we get into this mess? The problem isn't only bad companies, it's that our digital lives depend entirely on proprietary #dotcons paths and software, commercial interests end up controlling our reality. This is why #FOSS (Free and Open […] -
Why #FOSS matters socially
The internet didn't become broken overnight, it drifted from being a network of communities into a marketplace dominated by platforms whose purpose is extracting value. This is the logic of #dotcons most of us invested our lives and community into. How did we get into this mess? The problem isn't only bad companies, it's that our digital lives depend entirely on proprietary #dotcons paths and software, commercial interests end up controlling our reality. This is why #FOSS (Free and Open […] -
Why #FOSS matters socially
The internet didn't become broken overnight, it drifted from being a network of communities into a marketplace dominated by platforms whose purpose is extracting value. This is the logic of #dotcons most of us invested our lives and community into. How did we get into this mess? The problem isn't only bad companies, it's that our digital lives depend entirely on proprietary #dotcons paths and software, commercial interests end up controlling our reality. This is why #FOSS (Free and Open […] -
The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/ If the answer is “yes” to all four, you’re probably looking at a native #openweb project. If not, you’re probably feeding another #closedweb platform.
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/ If the answer is “yes” to all four, you’re probably looking at a native #openweb project. If not, you’re probably feeding another #closedweb platform.
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/ If the answer is “yes” to all four, you’re probably looking at a native #openweb project. If not, you’re probably feeding another #closedweb platform.
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/ If the answer is “yes” to all four, you’re probably looking at a native #openweb project. If not, you’re probably feeding another #closedweb platform.
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/ If the answer is “yes” to all four, you’re probably looking at a native #openweb project. If not, you’re probably feeding another #closedweb platform.
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb
Need to come back to this, as people still are not seeing the value or use. The #4opens is a simple, practical tool for evaluating and guiding grassroots technology, media and social projects. Rather than asking whether a project is simply "open source", it asks a broader question - can people actually trust this project to remain part of the commons? The #4opens helps distinguish native #openweb projects from #closedweb platforms and projects that have drifted into corporate, bureaucratic or […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/
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The #4opens: A Practical Compass for the #openweb
Need to come back to this, as people still are not seeing the value or use. The #4opens is a simple, practical tool for evaluating and guiding grassroots technology, media and social projects. Rather than asking whether a project is simply "open source", it asks a broader question - can people actually trust this project to remain part of the commons? The #4opens helps distinguish native #openweb projects from #closedweb platforms and projects that have drifted into corporate, bureaucratic or […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-a-practical-compass-for-the-openweb/
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The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
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The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
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The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
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The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
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The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
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We're living inside a full-blown #blinded ideology: 40 years of #neoliberalism layered onto the liberal consensus. That's a powerful #BLOCK on imagining different futures.
One way to push back is to name today's "common sense" for what it is: worship of the #deathcult.
On the grassroots tech path keep it simple: #openweb vs #closedweb. Use the #4opens to judge and compost #techcrap instead of feeding the #techchurn.
Shared #hashtags are simple organising tools.
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We're living inside a full-blown #blinded ideology: 40 years of #neoliberalism layered onto the liberal consensus. That's a powerful #BLOCK on imagining different futures.
One way to push back is to name today's "common sense" for what it is: worship of the #deathcult.
On the grassroots tech path keep it simple: #openweb vs #closedweb. Use the #4opens to judge and compost #techcrap instead of feeding the #techchurn.
Shared #hashtags are simple organising tools.
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We're living inside a full-blown #blinded ideology: 40 years of #neoliberalism layered onto the liberal consensus. That's a powerful #BLOCK on imagining different futures.
One way to push back is to name today's "common sense" for what it is: worship of the #deathcult.
On the grassroots tech path keep it simple: #openweb vs #closedweb. Use the #4opens to judge and compost #techcrap instead of feeding the #techchurn.
Shared #hashtags are simple organising tools.
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We're living inside a full-blown #blinded ideology: 40 years of #neoliberalism layered onto the liberal consensus. That's a powerful #BLOCK on imagining different futures.
One way to push back is to name today's "common sense" for what it is: worship of the #deathcult.
On the grassroots tech path keep it simple: #openweb vs #closedweb. Use the #4opens to judge and compost #techcrap instead of feeding the #techchurn.
Shared #hashtags are simple organising tools.
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We're living inside a full-blown #blinded ideology: 40 years of #neoliberalism layered onto the liberal consensus. That's a powerful #BLOCK on imagining different futures.
One way to push back is to name today's "common sense" for what it is: worship of the #deathcult.
On the grassroots tech path keep it simple: #openweb vs #closedweb. Use the #4opens to judge and compost #techcrap instead of feeding the #techchurn.
Shared #hashtags are simple organising tools.
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Best not to keep feeding the churn. It's #KISS #openweb and #closedweb. The rest is #fashernista guff that'll need composting when the next buzzwords arrive in a year or two.
Keep it simple. #KISS
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Best not to keep feeding the churn. It's #KISS #openweb and #closedweb. The rest is #fashernista guff that'll need composting when the next buzzwords arrive in a year or two.
Keep it simple. #KISS
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Best not to keep feeding the churn. It's #KISS #openweb and #closedweb. The rest is #fashernista guff that'll need composting when the next buzzwords arrive in a year or two.
Keep it simple. #KISS
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Best not to keep feeding the churn. It's #KISS #openweb and #closedweb. The rest is #fashernista guff that'll need composting when the next buzzwords arrive in a year or two.
Keep it simple. #KISS
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Best not to keep feeding the churn. It's #KISS #openweb and #closedweb. The rest is #fashernista guff that'll need composting when the next buzzwords arrive in a year or two.
Keep it simple. #KISS
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We are living through a dangerous moment
The nasty side Let's look at a #fluffy positive view of the path we need to be on. We are living through a dangerous moment, the systems around us are failing, but the dominant response is still denial at worst or to try to repair the existing structures that created the crisis at best. But, the problem is not one bad policy, one bad company, or one bad government. The problem is a whole way of organising society around extraction, scale, speed and distance. A system that measures success […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-are-living-through-a-dangerous-moment/
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We are living through a dangerous moment
The nasty side Let's look at a #fluffy positive view of the path we need to be on. We are living through a dangerous moment, the systems around us are failing, but the dominant response is still denial at worst or to try to repair the existing structures that created the crisis at best. But, the problem is not one bad policy, one bad company, or one bad government. The problem is a whole way of organising society around extraction, scale, speed and distance. A system that measures success […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-are-living-through-a-dangerous-moment/
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We are living through a dangerous moment
The nasty side Let's look at a #fluffy positive view of the path we need to be on. We are living through a dangerous moment, the systems around us are failing, but the dominant response is still denial at worst or to try to repair the existing structures that created the crisis at best. But, the problem is not one bad policy, one bad company, or one bad government. The problem is a whole way of organising society around extraction, scale, speed and distance. A system that measures success […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-are-living-through-a-dangerous-moment/
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We are living through a dangerous moment
The nasty side Let's look at a #fluffy positive view of the path we need to be on. We are living through a dangerous moment, the systems around us are failing, but the dominant response is still denial at worst or to try to repair the existing structures that created the crisis at best. But, the problem is not one bad policy, one bad company, or one bad government. The problem is a whole way of organising society around extraction, scale, speed and distance. A system that measures success […]https://hamishcampbell.com/we-are-living-through-a-dangerous-moment/
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Rebuilding Shared Meaning in a Fragmented World
A lot of our current mess can be understood through the long transition from #modernism to #postmodernism. Not as an academic debate, but as a lived reality. Modernity believed in progress. It believed that society could be understood, improved, and consciously shaped. Science, democracy, planning, industry, public institutions, trade unions, education, and infrastructure were all part of this story. The future was something people could build together. Of course, this vision was never as […]https://hamishcampbell.com/rebuilding-shared-meaning-in-a-fragmented-world/
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Rebuilding Shared Meaning in a Fragmented World
A lot of our current mess can be understood through the long transition from #modernism to #postmodernism. Not as an academic debate, but as a lived reality. Modernity was about progress. It believed that society could be understood, improved, and consciously shaped. Science, democracy, planning, industry, public institutions, trade unions, education, and infrastructure were all part of this path. The future was something people could build together. Of course, this vision was never as […]https://hamishcampbell.com/rebuilding-shared-meaning-in-a-fragmented-world/
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Rebuilding Shared Meaning in a Fragmented World
A lot of our current mess can be understood through the long transition from #modernism to #postmodernism. Not as an academic debate, but as a lived reality. Modernity believed in progress. It believed that society could be understood, improved, and consciously shaped. Science, democracy, planning, industry, public institutions, trade unions, education, and infrastructure were all part of this story. The future was something people could build together. Of course, this vision was never as […]https://hamishcampbell.com/rebuilding-shared-meaning-in-a-fragmented-world/
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Rebuilding Shared Meaning in a Fragmented World
A lot of our current mess can be understood through the long transition from #modernism to #postmodernism. Not as an academic debate, but as a lived reality. Modernity believed in progress. It believed that society could be understood, improved, and consciously shaped. Science, democracy, planning, industry, public institutions, trade unions, education, and infrastructure were all part of this story. The future was something people could build together. Of course, this vision was never as […]https://hamishcampbell.com/rebuilding-shared-meaning-in-a-fragmented-world/
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The dogma of one path: why alternatives, diversity and linking matter more
This toot sparked off this thinking - A blinded assumption of modern Western liberalism has been that there is an automatic connection between free enterprise, liberal democracy and economic and technological progress. The story was simple that open markets create wealth, wealth creates a middle class, the middle class creates democracy and technology and progress naturally follow the same path. This became more than an economic theory, it became a "common sense" worldview - a belief that […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dogma-of-one-path-why-alternatives-diversity-and-linking-matter-more/
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The dogma of one path: why alternatives, diversity and linking matter more
This toot sparked off some thinking - A blinded assumption of modern Western liberalism has been that there is an automatic connection between free enterprise, liberal democracy and economic and technological progress. The story was simple that open markets create wealth, wealth creates a middle class, the middle class creates democracy, technology and progress naturally follow the same path. This became more than an economic theory, it became a "common sense" worldview - a belief that every […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dogma-of-one-path-why-alternatives-diversity-and-linking-matter-more/
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The dogma of one path: why alternatives, diversity and linking matter more
This toot sparked off this thinking - A blinded assumption of modern Western liberalism has been that there is an automatic connection between free enterprise, liberal democracy and economic and technological progress. The story was simple that open markets create wealth, wealth creates a middle class, the middle class creates democracy and technology and progress naturally follow the same path. This became more than an economic theory, it became a "common sense" worldview - a belief that […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dogma-of-one-path-why-alternatives-diversity-and-linking-matter-more/
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The dogma of one path: why alternatives, diversity and linking matter more
This toot sparked off this thinking - A blinded assumption of modern Western liberalism has been that there is an automatic connection between free enterprise, liberal democracy and economic and technological progress. The story was simple that open markets create wealth, wealth creates a middle class, the middle class creates democracy and technology and progress naturally follow the same path. This became more than an economic theory, it became a "common sense" worldview - a belief that […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dogma-of-one-path-why-alternatives-diversity-and-linking-matter-more/
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The dogma of one path: why alternatives, diversity and linking matter more
This toot sparked off some thinking - A blinded assumption of modern Western liberalism has been that there is an automatic connection between free enterprise, liberal democracy and economic and technological progress. The story was simple that open markets create wealth, wealth creates a middle class, the middle class creates democracy, technology and progress naturally follow the same path. This became more than an economic theory, it became a "common sense" worldview - a belief that every […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-dogma-of-one-path-why-alternatives-diversity-and-linking-matter-more/
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The Fediverse’s growing signal-to-noise problem – and who’s causing it
People nowadays are soaked in #stupidindividualism, and the important word to use is hopeless. Not hopeless because people are bad, but because we've spent decades dismantling the social structures that gave us the ability to act together. We know how to consume, react, and perform as individuals, but increasingly struggle to cooperate, organise, and build collective power. A society of isolated individuals is easy to manage and hard to change. There have been a lot of institutional prat […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-real-debate-isnt-institutions-versus-communities/
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The Fediverse’s growing signal-to-noise problem – and who’s causing it
People nowadays are soaked in #stupidindividualism, and the important word on this is hopeless. Not hopeless because people are bad, but because we've spent decades dismantling the social structures that gave us the ability to act together. We know how to consume, react, and perform as individuals, but increasingly struggle to cooperate, organise, and build collective power. A society of isolated individuals is easy to manage and hard to change. There have been a lot of institutional prat […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-real-debate-isnt-institutions-versus-communities/
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The Fediverse’s growing signal-to-noise problem – and who’s causing it
People nowadays are soaked in #stupidindividualism, and the important word to use is hopeless. Not hopeless because people are bad, but because we've spent decades dismantling the social structures that gave us the ability to act together. We know how to consume, react, and perform as individuals, but increasingly struggle to cooperate, organise, and build collective power. A society of isolated individuals is easy to manage and hard to change. There have been a lot of institutional prat […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-real-debate-isnt-institutions-versus-communities/
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The Fediverse’s growing signal-to-noise problem – and who’s causing it
People nowadays are soaked in #stupidindividualism, and the important word on this is hopeless. Not hopeless because people are bad, but because we've spent decades dismantling the social structures that gave us the ability to act together. We know how to consume, react, and perform as individuals, but increasingly struggle to cooperate, organise, and build collective power. A society of isolated individuals is easy to manage and hard to change. There have been a lot of institutional prat […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-real-debate-isnt-institutions-versus-communities/
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A bit of #OMN history: after the first wave of the #openweb was enclosed by the #dotcons, every few years a "new" solution appears promising to give power back to people and communities. Most of the time it simply repackages the same #dotcons power structures in a different form.
#web3 is a good example of this, it is the #closedweb rebuilt as an astroturf "grassroots" movement, wrapped in the language of decentralisation while remaining driven by speculation, investment, and control.
This is why so much of the #mainstreaming embraces it. It fits neatly within existing assumptions about ownership, markets, and power. In other words, it feels like "common sense".
The real challenge isn't new branding. It's rebuilding the social foundations of the #openweb.
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A bit of #OMN history: after the first wave of the #openweb was enclosed by the #dotcons, every few years a "new" solution appears promising to give power back to people and communities. Most of the time it simply repackages the same #dotcons power structures in a different form.
#web3 is a good example of this, it is the #closedweb rebuilt as an astroturf "grassroots" movement, wrapped in the language of decentralisation while remaining driven by speculation, investment, and control.
This is why so much of the #mainstreaming embraces it. It fits neatly within existing assumptions about ownership, markets, and power. In other words, it feels like "common sense".
The real challenge isn't new branding. It's rebuilding the social foundations of the #openweb.
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A bit of #OMN history: after the first wave of the #openweb was enclosed by the #dotcons, every few years a "new" solution appears promising to give power back to people and communities. Most of the time it simply repackages the same #dotcons power structures in a different form.
#web3 is a good example of this, it is the #closedweb rebuilt as an astroturf "grassroots" movement, wrapped in the language of decentralisation while remaining driven by speculation, investment, and control.
This is why so much of the #mainstreaming embraces it. It fits neatly within existing assumptions about ownership, markets, and power. In other words, it feels like "common sense".
The real challenge isn't new branding. It's rebuilding the social foundations of the #openweb.
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A bit of #OMN history: after the first wave of the #openweb was enclosed by the #dotcons, every few years a "new" solution appears promising to give power back to people and communities. Most of the time it simply repackages the same #dotcons power structures in a different form.
#web3 is a good example of this, it is the #closedweb rebuilt as an astroturf "grassroots" movement, wrapped in the language of decentralisation while remaining driven by speculation, investment, and control.
This is why so much of the #mainstreaming embraces it. It fits neatly within existing assumptions about ownership, markets, and power. In other words, it feels like "common sense".
The real challenge isn't new branding. It's rebuilding the social foundations of the #openweb.