#dotcons — Public Fediverse posts

We are entering a period of overlapping crises

This mess is driven by climate breakdown, growing inequality, technological disruption, war, political instability and the weakening of democratic institutions are no longer separate problems, they reinforce each other. At the same time, we are seeing a feedback loop of political movements built around fear, scapegoating, hierarchy and fantasies of escape. This creates a basic question we need to focus on - how do we build the means to live through these crises together, rather than […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/we-are-entering-a-period-of-overlapping-crises/

Composting the Last Five Years of the Fediverse

The last five years have changed the #Fediverse. What started, grassroots, commons-based native path has become much more visible. More people have arrived, more organizations have become interested. There are more conferences, more funding conversations, more institutional involvement and more attempts to make the Fediverse part of the wider technology landscape. Some of this is useful, but it also creates a question that is harder to avoid - what do we actually want to carry forward from […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-the-last-five-years-of-the-fediverse/

Why does the #Fediverse exist?

The #Fediverse exists because the corporate #dotcons are not enough, we don't wont more of turning our social lives into products, our relationships into #closeddata, and our communities into audiences to be managed. We wont a different way to communicate, organize and build power together. But the #Fediverse is not simply a kinder version of corporate social media, its has a real promise based on the history of the #openweb: people and communities building their own spaces, connecting […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/why-does-the-fediverse-exist/