#failbook — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #failbook, aggregated by home.social.
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This message is a shovel
Ten years ago - and honestly long before that - there were endless conversations on #failbook about how useful it was for campaigning. The dominant view back then was simple: it’s just cat memes, it's just tooling, it isn’t political so we can use it harmlessly. Before Snowden, this wasn’t a fringe view - it was probably a 90% consensus, especially among activists, and #fashionista tech communities. I’m not pointing fingers here, as this was normal. Many of us - including friends and […] -
This message is a shovel
Ten years ago - and honestly long before that - there were endless conversations on #failbook about how useful it was for campaigning. The dominant view back then was simple: it’s just cat memes, it's just tooling, it isn’t political so we can use it harmlessly. Before Snowden, this wasn’t a fringe view - it was probably a 90% consensus, especially among activists, and #fashionista tech communities. I’m not pointing fingers here, as this was normal. Many of us - including friends and […] -
This message is a shovel
Ten years ago - and honestly long before that - there were endless conversations on #failbook about how useful it was for campaigning. The dominant view back then was simple: it’s just cat memes, it's just tooling, it isn’t political so we can use it harmlessly. Before Snowden, this wasn’t a fringe view - it was probably a 90% consensus, especially among activists, and #fashionista tech communities. I’m not pointing fingers here, as this was normal. Many of us - including friends and […] -
This message is a shovel
Ten years ago - and honestly long before that - there were endless conversations on #failbook about how useful it was for campaigning. The dominant view back then was simple: it’s just cat memes, it's just tooling, it isn’t political so we can use it harmlessly. Before Snowden, this wasn’t a fringe view - it was probably a 90% consensus, especially among activists, and #fashionista tech communities. I’m not pointing fingers here, as this was normal. Many of us - including friends and […] -
This message is a shovel
Ten years ago - and honestly long before that - there were endless conversations on #failbook about how useful it was for campaigning. The dominant view back then was simple: it’s just cat memes, it's just tooling, it isn’t political so we can use it harmlessly. Before Snowden, this wasn’t a fringe view - it was probably a 90% consensus, especially among activists, and #fashionista tech communities. I’m not pointing fingers here, as this was normal. Many of us - including friends and […] -
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 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 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 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 #Hashtags Tell a Story: Building Trust in a Messy World
We live in a time of crisis. Climate, community, communication, all are breaking down. Our tools and platforms no longer serve us. To make sense of this, we need to tell stories. And in the digital world, hashtags are one of the most powerful ways we do this. But our hashtags don’t just tag, they trace the roots of our problems, and signpost paths out. Each one is a seed. Together, they are a map.#dotcons – From #openweb to walled gardens. Once, the internet was a place of openness, […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-tell-a-story-building-trust-in-a-messy-world/
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The #Hashtags Tell a Story: Building Trust in a Messy World
We live in a time of crisis. Climate, community, communication, all are breaking down. Our tools and platforms no longer serve us. To make sense of this, we need to tell stories. And in the digital world, hashtags are one of the most powerful ways we do this. But our hashtags don’t just tag, they trace the roots of our problems, and signpost paths out. Each one is a seed. Together, they are a map.#dotcons – From #openweb to walled gardens. Once, the internet was a place of openness, […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-tell-a-story-building-trust-in-a-messy-world/
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The #Hashtags Tell a Story: Building Trust in a Messy World
We live in a time of crisis. Climate, community, communication, all are breaking down. Our tools and platforms no longer serve us. To make sense of this, we need to tell stories. And in the digital world, hashtags are one of the most powerful ways we do this. But our hashtags don’t just tag, they trace the roots of our problems, and signpost paths out. Each one is a seed. Together, they are a map.#dotcons – From #openweb to walled gardens. Once, the internet was a place of openness, […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-tell-a-story-building-trust-in-a-messy-world/
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The #Hashtags Tell a Story: Building Trust in a Messy World
We live in a time of crisis. Climate, community, communication, all are breaking down. Our tools and platforms no longer serve us. To make sense of this, we need to tell stories. And in the digital world, hashtags are one of the most powerful ways we do this. But our hashtags don’t just tag, they trace the roots of our problems, and signpost paths out. Each one is a seed. Together, they are a map.#dotcons – From #openweb to walled gardens. Once, the internet was a place of openness, […]
https://hamishcampbell.com/the-hashtags-tell-a-story-building-trust-in-a-messy-world/
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
The top ten posts on the website
https://hamishcampbell.com
Sorting the wheat from the chaff
In part, the USA shift to the right is due to the #geekproblem in tech
#Failbook Activist’s and the hamster cage
#EU bureaucracy in tech funding
Free Software is Political
State Funding of #FOSS and Open Source: Is it a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?
Working with neo hippies for 20 years, they are now #mainstreaming
Corporate presence in the Fediverse?
The #openweb, the #commons, the real-world spaces we build are where the future lies
The victimhood narrative needs composting
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The top ten posts on the website
https://hamishcampbell.com
Sorting the wheat from the chaff
In part, the USA shift to the right is due to the #geekproblem in tech
#Failbook Activist’s and the hamster cage
#EU bureaucracy in tech funding
Free Software is Political
State Funding of #FOSS and Open Source: Is it a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?
Working with neo hippies for 20 years, they are now #mainstreaming
Corporate presence in the Fediverse?
The #openweb, the #commons, the real-world spaces we build are where the future lies
The victimhood narrative needs composting
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The top ten posts on the website
https://hamishcampbell.com
Sorting the wheat from the chaff
In part, the USA shift to the right is due to the #geekproblem in tech
#Failbook Activist’s and the hamster cage
#EU bureaucracy in tech funding
Free Software is Political
State Funding of #FOSS and Open Source: Is it a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?
Working with neo hippies for 20 years, they are now #mainstreaming
Corporate presence in the Fediverse?
The #openweb, the #commons, the real-world spaces we build are where the future lies
The victimhood narrative needs composting
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The top ten posts on the website
https://hamishcampbell.com
Sorting the wheat from the chaff
In part, the USA shift to the right is due to the #geekproblem in tech
#Failbook Activist’s and the hamster cage
#EU bureaucracy in tech funding
Free Software is Political
State Funding of #FOSS and Open Source: Is it a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?
Working with neo hippies for 20 years, they are now #mainstreaming
Corporate presence in the Fediverse?
The #openweb, the #commons, the real-world spaces we build are where the future lies
The victimhood narrative needs composting
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The top ten posts on the website
https://hamishcampbell.com
Sorting the wheat from the chaff
In part, the USA shift to the right is due to the #geekproblem in tech
#Failbook Activist’s and the hamster cage
#EU bureaucracy in tech funding
Free Software is Political
State Funding of #FOSS and Open Source: Is it a Good Idea or a Bad Idea?
Working with neo hippies for 20 years, they are now #mainstreaming
Corporate presence in the Fediverse?
The #openweb, the #commons, the real-world spaces we build are where the future lies
The victimhood narrative needs composting
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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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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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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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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/
