#lifecult — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lifecult, aggregated by home.social.
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#postmodernism: Changing the story doesn't change the world.
#geekproblem: Writing the code doesn't build the community.
#lifecult: Believing in something doesn't make it live.
#OMN: Social processes make things real. Everything else is scaffolding.
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#postmodernism: Changing the story doesn't change the world.
#geekproblem: Writing the code doesn't build the community.
#lifecult: Believing in something doesn't make it live.
#OMN: Social processes make things real. Everything else is scaffolding.
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#postmodernism: Changing the story doesn't change the world.
#geekproblem: Writing the code doesn't build the community.
#lifecult: Believing in something doesn't make it live.
#OMN: Social processes make things real. Everything else is scaffolding.
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#postmodernism: Changing the story doesn't change the world.
#geekproblem: Writing the code doesn't build the community.
#lifecult: Believing in something doesn't make it live.
#OMN: Social processes make things real. Everything else is scaffolding.
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#postmodernism: Changing the story doesn't change the world.
#geekproblem: Writing the code doesn't build the community.
#lifecult: Believing in something doesn't make it live.
#OMN: Social processes make things real. Everything else is scaffolding.
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In the era of the #deathcult, it has become common sense that mainstream culture produces its share of ugliness. We think this needs to be said plainly and often if we're to have any hope of pushing back against the fear that breeds hate. The growth of a #lifecult - a genuine alternative rooted in solidarity and care - isn't without its own complications, but it's a necessary counter-balance.
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In the era of the #deathcult, it has become common sense that mainstream culture produces its share of ugliness. We think this needs to be said plainly and often if we're to have any hope of pushing back against the fear that breeds hate. The growth of a #lifecult - a genuine alternative rooted in solidarity and care - isn't without its own complications, but it's a necessary counter-balance.
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In the era of the #deathcult, it has become common sense that mainstream culture produces its share of ugliness. We think this needs to be said plainly and often if we're to have any hope of pushing back against the fear that breeds hate. The growth of a #lifecult - a genuine alternative rooted in solidarity and care - isn't without its own complications, but it's a necessary counter-balance.
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In the era of the #deathcult, it has become common sense that mainstream culture produces its share of ugliness. We think this needs to be said plainly and often if we're to have any hope of pushing back against the fear that breeds hate. The growth of a #lifecult - a genuine alternative rooted in solidarity and care - isn't without its own complications, but it's a necessary counter-balance.
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In the era of the #deathcult, it has become common sense that mainstream culture produces its share of ugliness. We think this needs to be said plainly and often if we're to have any hope of pushing back against the fear that breeds hate. The growth of a #lifecult - a genuine alternative rooted in solidarity and care - isn't without its own complications, but it's a necessary counter-balance.
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The End of the “Peace Dividend” and the Return of History
#Identitypolitics, is what happens when liberalism turns inward and fragments - call it mad liberalism. #Culturewar is what happens when that same liberalism hardens and lashes out - bad liberalism. Both look like opposites, but they come from the same place. The uncomfortable part is both were pushed onto the "left" as the way to fight #neoliberalism - the very system that’s been tearing apart the social fabric for decades. Instead of building collective power, we pushed endless identity […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-end-of-the-peace-dividend-and-the-return-of-history/
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The End of the “Peace Dividend” and the Return of History
#Identitypolitics, is what happens when liberalism turns inward and fragments - call it mad liberalism. #Culturewar is what happens when that same liberalism hardens and lashes out - bad liberalism. Both look like opposites, but they come from the same place. The uncomfortable part is both were pushed onto the "left" as the way to fight #neoliberalism the very system that’s been tearing apart the social fabric for decades. Instead of building collective power, we pushed endless identity […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-end-of-the-peace-dividend-and-the-return-of-history/
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The End of the “Peace Dividend” and the Return of History
#Identitypolitics, is what happens when liberalism turns inward and fragments - call it mad liberalism. #Culturewar is what happens when that same liberalism hardens and lashes out - bad liberalism. Both look like opposites, but they come from the same place. The uncomfortable part is both were pushed onto the "left" as the way to fight #neoliberalism - the very system that’s been tearing apart the social fabric for decades. Instead of building collective power, we pushed endless identity […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-end-of-the-peace-dividend-and-the-return-of-history/
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The End of the “Peace Dividend” and the Return of History
#Identitypolitics, is what happens when liberalism turns inward and fragments - call it mad liberalism. #Culturewar is what happens when that same liberalism hardens and lashes out - bad liberalism. Both look like opposites, but they come from the same place. The uncomfortable part is both were pushed onto the "left" as the way to fight #neoliberalism - the very system that’s been tearing apart the social fabric for decades. Instead of building collective power, we pushed endless identity […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-end-of-the-peace-dividend-and-the-return-of-history/
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The End of the “Peace Dividend” and the Return of History
#Identitypolitics, is what happens when liberalism turns inward and fragments - call it mad liberalism. #Culturewar is what happens when that same liberalism hardens and lashes out - bad liberalism. Both look like opposites, but they come from the same place. The uncomfortable part is both were pushed onto the "left" as the way to fight #neoliberalism the very system that’s been tearing apart the social fabric for decades. Instead of building collective power, we pushed endless identity […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-end-of-the-peace-dividend-and-the-return-of-history/
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For the logic choppers, the words are not for you, you are a knife, we are talking about metaphors and inspiration, the building of hope. #deathcult and #lifecult are useful metaphors for human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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For the logic choppers, the words are not for you, you are a knife, we are talking about metaphors and inspiration, the building of hope. #deathcult and #lifecult are useful metaphors for human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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For the logic choppers, the words are not for you, you are a knife, we are talking about metaphors and inspiration, the building of hope. #deathcult and #lifecult are useful metaphors for human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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For the logic choppers, the words are not for you, you are a knife, we are talking about metaphors and inspiration, the building of hope. #deathcult and #lifecult are useful metaphors for human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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For the logic choppers, the words are not for you, you are a knife, we are talking about metaphors and inspiration, the building of hope. #deathcult and #lifecult are useful metaphors for human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-an...
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The answer is simple, composting to purify the shit that fill the mainstream. Our job “life” is building this composting social system. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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The #mainstreaming is talking about the #deathcult – So why are you still waiting?
It took four decades of sleepwalking through #neoliberalism, cultural decay, ecological collapse, and social atomisation, but at last, the #mainstreaming is starting to talk about the #deathcult we’ve been worshipping.
Case in point: Steve Coogan – yes, Alan Partridge – is now publicly accusing Keir Starmer and Labour of “paving the way for Reform UK,” the rising hard-right threat. Here’s the article. It’s not satire, it’s despair. Coogan’s right, and a few years ago, such a […]
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The #mainstreaming is talking about the #deathcult – So why are you still waiting?
It took four decades of sleepwalking through #neoliberalism, cultural decay, ecological collapse, and social atomisation, but at last, the #mainstreaming is starting to talk about the #deathcult we’ve been worshipping.
Case in point: Steve Coogan – yes, Alan Partridge – is now publicly accusing Keir Starmer and Labour of “paving the way for Reform UK,” the rising hard-right threat. Here’s the article. It’s not satire, it’s despair. Coogan’s right, and a few years ago, such a […]
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The #mainstreaming is talking about the #deathcult – So why are you still waiting?
It took four decades of sleepwalking through #neoliberalism, cultural decay, ecological collapse, and social atomisation, but at last, the #mainstreaming is starting to talk about the #deathcult we’ve been worshipping.
Case in point: Steve Coogan – yes, Alan Partridge – is now publicly accusing Keir Starmer and Labour of “paving the way for Reform UK,” the rising hard-right threat. Here’s the article. It’s not satire, it’s despair. Coogan’s right, and a few years ago, such a […]
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The #mainstreaming is talking about the #deathcult – So why are you still waiting?
It took four decades of sleepwalking through #neoliberalism, cultural decay, ecological collapse, and social atomisation, but at last, the #mainstreaming is starting to talk about the #deathcult we’ve been worshipping.
Case in point: Steve Coogan – yes, Alan Partridge – is now publicly accusing Keir Starmer and Labour of “paving the way for Reform UK,” the rising hard-right threat. Here’s the article. It’s not satire, it’s despair. Coogan’s right, and a few years ago, such a […]
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The story power, truth, and walking the fun path
Our powerlessness feeds our desire to hate. This is not a personal failing - it’s a social design flaw. A path built on alienation and distraction will always funnel frustration into polarisation. That’s why the controversy-driven algorithms of the #dotcons (corporate social media platforms) are not just annoying, but actively harmful. They feed on our despair, and we, often unknowingly, feed on the drama they serve back to us. It’s a closed loop of spectacle and spite, profitable to […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-story-power-truth-and-walking-the-fun-path/
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The story: power, truth, and walking the fun path
Our powerlessness feeds our desire to hate. This is not a personal failing - it’s a social design flaw. A social problem built on alienation and distraction that funnels frustration into polarisation. That’s why the controversy-driven algorithms of the #dotcons (corporate social media platforms) are not just annoying, but actively harmful. They feed on our despair, and we, often unknowingly, feed on the drama they serve back to us. It’s a closed loop of spectacle and spite, profitable […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-story-power-truth-and-walking-the-fun-path/
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The story power, truth, and walking the fun path
Our powerlessness feeds our desire to hate. This is not a personal failing - it’s a social design flaw. A path built on alienation and distraction will always funnel frustration into polarisation. That’s why the controversy-driven algorithms of the #dotcons (corporate social media platforms) are not just annoying, but actively harmful. They feed on our despair, and we, often unknowingly, feed on the drama they serve back to us. It’s a closed loop of spectacle and spite, profitable to […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-story-power-truth-and-walking-the-fun-path/
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The story power, truth, and walking the fun path
Our powerlessness feeds our desire to hate. This is not a personal failing - it’s a social design flaw. A path built on alienation and distraction will always funnel frustration into polarisation. That’s why the controversy-driven algorithms of the #dotcons (corporate social media platforms) are not just annoying, but actively harmful. They feed on our despair, and we, often unknowingly, feed on the drama they serve back to us. It’s a closed loop of spectacle and spite, profitable to […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-story-power-truth-and-walking-the-fun-path/
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-an...
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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Ideas to communicate this to the logisticians who are our need “blinded” alias in this building work. #deathcult and #lifecult are metaphors of human nature https://hamishcampbell.com/deathcult-and-lifecult-are-metaphors-of-human-nature/
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A world we see as normal hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-s... we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
A world we see as normal – Ham... -
A world we see as normal https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/ Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
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A world we see as normal https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/ Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
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A world we see as normal https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/ Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
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A world we see as normal https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/ Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
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A world we see as normal https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/ Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to.
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The #mainstreaming mess
The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] -
The #mainstreaming mess
The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] -
The #mainstreaming mess
The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] -
The #mainstreaming mess
The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] -
We need balance in the continuing support for mess and a real shift to things that matter in #openweb tech
The Open Governance Body (#OGB) is a radical approach to decentralized governance, designed to address the failures of existing governance models by combining activist organizing techniques with decentralized federated technology like #ActivityPub. It provides a very flexible governance framework that can be used across different communities, from local markets to the #Fediverse, creating a scalable and human-centric decision-making path.Real-world applications, the #OGB can be applied to […] -
We need balance in the continuing support for mess and a real shift to things that matter in #openweb tech
The Open Governance Body (#OGB) is a radical approach to decentralized governance, designed to address the failures of existing governance models by combining activist organizing techniques with decentralized federated technology like #ActivityPub. It provides a very flexible governance framework that can be used across different communities, from local markets to the #Fediverse, creating a scalable and human-centric decision-making path.Real-world applications, the #OGB can be applied to […] -
We need balance in the continuing support for mess and a real shift to things that matter in #openweb tech
The Open Governance Body (#OGB) is a radical approach to decentralized governance, designed to address the failures of existing governance models by combining activist organizing techniques with decentralized federated technology like #ActivityPub. It provides a very flexible governance framework that can be used across different communities, from local markets to the #Fediverse, creating a scalable and human-centric decision-making path.Real-world applications, the #OGB can be applied to […] -
We need balance in the continuing support for mess and a real shift to things that matter in #openweb tech
The Open Governance Body (#OGB) is a radical approach to decentralized governance, designed to address the failures of existing governance models by combining activist organizing techniques with decentralized federated technology like #ActivityPub. It provides a very flexible governance framework that can be used across different communities, from local markets to the #Fediverse, creating a scalable and human-centric decision-making path.Real-world applications, the #OGB can be applied to […] -
The dead ideology of Neo-liberalism is everywhere. It’s in everything we look at, everything we touch. And while it might feel uncomfortable, we should feel distaste when we look at it and revulsion when we touch it, this is the reality of living under a #deathcult. For the past 40 years, we’ve been immersed in a system that most people still worship as if there’s no alternative.
But where is the path out? Where is the vision for something different, something rooted in solidarity and sustainability rather than profit and exploitation? Take a moment to look at this example of a #4opens project from a simpler time: Wikipedia revision history from 2011. Note the commitment to “strict scrutiny”, which required that any security measures serve a compelling community interest and be narrowly focused to achieve that and nothing else.
Compare that principle to the current state of tech, where the #encryptionsist agenda overshadows transparency and community accountability. The shift has been stark, away from openness, away from scrutiny, and towards the path where security becomes a shield for entrenched power and control.
We need to confront this head-on. The #deathcult thrives on our passive acceptance of neoliberal norms. Revulsion isn’t just justified; it’s necessary. The path we need to take is in rejecting this #blocking to build the #4opens alternatives we so desperately need.
OMN #IndyMediaBack #OpenWeb #MakeHistory #OGB
let’s look at an example of this in our current lives. People have been living in the shadow of neoliberalism for so long that worshipping the #deathcult has become their nature. The values of exploitation, competition, and #stupidindividualism are baked into what’s considered “normal” behaviour. In contrast, embracing a #lifecult, based on collaboration, community, and sustainability—feels alien, even threatening, to many “normal” people.
This is one of the reasons the #Fediverse and alternative social media platforms have struggled to gain traction. The Fediverse embodies #lifecult principles: decentralisation, mutual aid, and the rejection of exploitative corporate models. While these are positive ideals, they feel too far removed from the familiar patterns of the #deathcult for most people to take the leap.
A cynical path we could take is to meet people halfway. Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to. Yes, the Fediverse should stay true to its principles, but making it less of an overt #lifecult and more of a practical, attractive alternative, #deathcult could be the “common sense” step we need to bring people over. Once they’re in, the actually, hopefully still existing culture and values of the Fediverse will begin to work their magic.
What do you think? Should we focus on shadowing the approach to reach more people, or would that risk diluting the values that make the #Fediverse what it is? How do we live this balance in our #openweb reboot
https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/
#4opens #blocking #deathcult #encryptionsist #fediverse #indymediaback #lifecult #MakeHistory #OGB #openweb #stupidindividualism
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The dead ideology of Neo-liberalism is everywhere. It’s in everything we look at, everything we touch. And while it might feel uncomfortable, we should feel distaste when we look at it and revulsion when we touch it, this is the reality of living under a #deathcult. For the past 40 years, we’ve been immersed in a system that most people still worship as if there’s no alternative.
But where is the path out? Where is the vision for something different, something rooted in solidarity and sustainability rather than profit and exploitation? Take a moment to look at this example of a #4opens project from a simpler time: Wikipedia revision history from 2011. Note the commitment to “strict scrutiny”, which required that any security measures serve a compelling community interest and be narrowly focused to achieve that and nothing else.
Compare that principle to the current state of tech, where the #encryptionsist agenda overshadows transparency and community accountability. The shift has been stark, away from openness, away from scrutiny, and towards the path where security becomes a shield for entrenched power and control.
We need to confront this head-on. The #deathcult thrives on our passive acceptance of neoliberal norms. Revulsion isn’t just justified; it’s necessary. The path we need to take is in rejecting this #blocking to build the #4opens alternatives we so desperately need.
OMN #IndyMediaBack #OpenWeb #MakeHistory #OGB
let’s look at an example of this in our current lives. People have been living in the shadow of neoliberalism for so long that worshipping the #deathcult has become their nature. The values of exploitation, competition, and #stupidindividualism are baked into what’s considered “normal” behaviour. In contrast, embracing a #lifecult, based on collaboration, community, and sustainability—feels alien, even threatening, to many “normal” people.
This is one of the reasons the #Fediverse and alternative social media platforms have struggled to gain traction. The Fediverse embodies #lifecult principles: decentralisation, mutual aid, and the rejection of exploitative corporate models. While these are positive ideals, they feel too far removed from the familiar patterns of the #deathcult for most people to take the leap.
A cynical path we could take is to meet people halfway. Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to. Yes, the Fediverse should stay true to its principles, but making it less of an overt #lifecult and more of a practical, attractive alternative, #deathcult could be the “common sense” step we need to bring people over. Once they’re in, the actually, hopefully still existing culture and values of the Fediverse will begin to work their magic.
What do you think? Should we focus on shadowing the approach to reach more people, or would that risk diluting the values that make the #Fediverse what it is? How do we live this balance in our #openweb reboot
https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/
#4opens #blocking #deathcult #encryptionsist #fediverse #indymediaback #lifecult #MakeHistory #OGB #openweb #stupidindividualism
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The dead ideology of Neo-liberalism is everywhere. It’s in everything we look at, everything we touch. And while it might feel uncomfortable, we should feel distaste when we look at it and revulsion when we touch it, this is the reality of living under a #deathcult. For the past 40 years, we’ve been immersed in a system that most people still worship as if there’s no alternative.
But where is the path out? Where is the vision for something different, something rooted in solidarity and sustainability rather than profit and exploitation? Take a moment to look at this example of a #4opens project from a simpler time: Wikipedia revision history from 2011. Note the commitment to “strict scrutiny”, which required that any security measures serve a compelling community interest and be narrowly focused to achieve that and nothing else.
Compare that principle to the current state of tech, where the #encryptionsist agenda overshadows transparency and community accountability. The shift has been stark, away from openness, away from scrutiny, and towards the path where security becomes a shield for entrenched power and control.
We need to confront this head-on. The #deathcult thrives on our passive acceptance of neoliberal norms. Revulsion isn’t just justified; it’s necessary. The path we need to take is in rejecting this #blocking to build the #4opens alternatives we so desperately need.
OMN #IndyMediaBack #OpenWeb #MakeHistory #OGB
let’s look at an example of this in our current lives. People have been living in the shadow of neoliberalism for so long that worshipping the #deathcult has become their nature. The values of exploitation, competition, and #stupidindividualism are baked into what’s considered “normal” behaviour. In contrast, embracing a #lifecult, based on collaboration, community, and sustainability—feels alien, even threatening, to many “normal” people.
This is one of the reasons the #Fediverse and alternative social media platforms have struggled to gain traction. The Fediverse embodies #lifecult principles: decentralisation, mutual aid, and the rejection of exploitative corporate models. While these are positive ideals, they feel too far removed from the familiar patterns of the #deathcult for most people to take the leap.
A cynical path we could take is to meet people halfway. Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to. Yes, the Fediverse should stay true to its principles, but making it less of an overt #lifecult and more of a practical, attractive alternative, #deathcult could be the “common sense” step we need to bring people over. Once they’re in, the actually, hopefully still existing culture and values of the Fediverse will begin to work their magic.
What do you think? Should we focus on shadowing the approach to reach more people, or would that risk diluting the values that make the #Fediverse what it is? How do we live this balance in our #openweb reboot
https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/
#4opens #blocking #deathcult #encryptionsist #fediverse #indymediaback #lifecult #MakeHistory #OGB #openweb #stupidindividualism
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The dead ideology of Neo-liberalism is everywhere. It’s in everything we look at, everything we touch. And while it might feel uncomfortable, we should feel distaste when we look at it and revulsion when we touch it, this is the reality of living under a #deathcult. For the past 40 years, we’ve been immersed in a system that most people still worship as if there’s no alternative.
But where is the path out? Where is the vision for something different, something rooted in solidarity and sustainability rather than profit and exploitation? Take a moment to look at this example of a #4opens project from a simpler time: Wikipedia revision history from 2011. Note the commitment to “strict scrutiny”, which required that any security measures serve a compelling community interest and be narrowly focused to achieve that and nothing else.
Compare that principle to the current state of tech, where the #encryptionsist agenda overshadows transparency and community accountability. The shift has been stark, away from openness, away from scrutiny, and towards the path where security becomes a shield for entrenched power and control.
We need to confront this head-on. The #deathcult thrives on our passive acceptance of neoliberal norms. Revulsion isn’t just justified; it’s necessary. The path we need to take is in rejecting this #blocking to build the #4opens alternatives we so desperately need.
OMN #IndyMediaBack #OpenWeb #MakeHistory #OGB
let’s look at an example of this in our current lives. People have been living in the shadow of neoliberalism for so long that worshipping the #deathcult has become their nature. The values of exploitation, competition, and #stupidindividualism are baked into what’s considered “normal” behaviour. In contrast, embracing a #lifecult, based on collaboration, community, and sustainability—feels alien, even threatening, to many “normal” people.
This is one of the reasons the #Fediverse and alternative social media platforms have struggled to gain traction. The Fediverse embodies #lifecult principles: decentralisation, mutual aid, and the rejection of exploitative corporate models. While these are positive ideals, they feel too far removed from the familiar patterns of the #deathcult for most people to take the leap.
A cynical path we could take is to meet people halfway. Instead of demanding they abandon their comfort zone entirely, we could make the Fediverse appear less like a #lifecult at first glance by presenting it in ways that feel more approachable and less intimidating, more like the #deathcult they are used to. Yes, the Fediverse should stay true to its principles, but making it less of an overt #lifecult and more of a practical, attractive alternative, #deathcult could be the “common sense” step we need to bring people over. Once they’re in, the actually, hopefully still existing culture and values of the Fediverse will begin to work their magic.
What do you think? Should we focus on shadowing the approach to reach more people, or would that risk diluting the values that make the #Fediverse what it is? How do we live this balance in our #openweb reboot
https://hamishcampbell.com/a-world-we-see-as-normal/
#4opens #blocking #deathcult #encryptionsist #fediverse #indymediaback #lifecult #MakeHistory #OGB #openweb #stupidindividualism
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