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alberto_cottica

@alberto_cottica@mastodon.green

Post-growth economist, citizen, runner. Network science, complex systems, digital anthropology, collective intelligence. Co-founder of Edgeryders, currently at UNDP Accelerator Labs. Ex minor rockstar. Thoughts my own.

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#degrowth
#postgrowth
#anthropology
#NetworkScience

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alberto_cottica, to ai
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"Nonconsensual nudify apps" is, admittedly, an on-brand use case for . https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/112337698225227507

rysiek, to Bulgaria
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Well that sucks.

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story_en

> The EDPS pilot project of EU Voice and EU Video has proved that public bodies, like EUIs, can offer social media platforms that respect individuals’ fundamental rights

> Unfortunately, despite our efforts to find a new home for EU Voice and EU Video in other EUIs, we have been unable to secure new ownership to maintain the servers and sustain operations at the high standards that EUIs and our users deserve

alberto_cottica,
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@rysiek does this mean the social.network.europa.eu instance is being shut down? @EU_Commission

alberto_cottica,
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@rysiek @EU_Commission

With 100K followers + what looks like high engagement + we know it's not a fake account via the instance... It seems like a mistake. 😔

Jeremiah, to random
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😡 The @EU_Commission is giving up on @Mastodon and @peertube because @EDPS couldn’t find an agency within the commission to continue operating it.

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story_en

alberto_cottica,
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@Jeremiah

Where's the EU Publications Service when you need it? Stick the instance next to the repos.
@EU_Commission @Mastodon @peertube @EDPS

EDPS, to random
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Two years ago, embarked on a pioneering journey launching a pilot project of two decentralised social media platforms: & .

18 May will mark the end of the project. Time to review the results of this successful story.

Read Press Release https://europa.eu/!yJqDgK

alberto_cottica,
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@EDPS you should reconsider. Having your own instance means we know these accounts are legit, and boost trust. If you crowdsource, I will even contribute. Cc @rysiek

alberto_cottica,
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@NatureMC @rysiek @EDPS of course money is not the problem. What we are doing here is participation, even collaboration with democratic European institutions. Which is the point of their social media presence. Hopefully someone in Comms at EDPS flags it to the higher ups. "People really appreciate us being here, just saying...". Will you do it, person running the account? It would be a way for the 100K citizens following @EU_Commission to feel closer to the EU institutions.

alberto_cottica, to climate
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Very inspired by the American Climate Corps initiative. It captures the spirit of the , even in the @pluralistic version in "The Lost Cause". I am jealous of the Americans, a rare occurrence. Joe Biden has really grown into his role; his presidency might be the best one I witnessed in my adult life (I am 58). @EU_Commission , could we have this too?
https://www.acc.gov/

alberto_cottica, to random
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"If I had to be something, I would be a liberal, because the conservatives are dishonest."

Colonel Aureliano Buendía, in García Márquez's "A hundred years of solitude "

shonin, to random
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When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/killer-heat-health-climate-red-hot-magenta-496d5dfad5d3b224b8d1a506a755d42b

alberto_cottica,
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@shonin echoes of Spinal Tap and a guitar amplifier whose volume knob goes to 11.

alberto_cottica, to Economics
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"The economy will not grow in a socially desirable direction on its own. " Mariana Mazzucato in August 2023, calling for more assertive and human-centric economic policies. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/growth-entrepreneurial-state-direction-more-important-than-rate-by-mariana-mazzucato-2023-08

alberto_cottica, to random
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The UNDP Accelerator Labs and Nesta collaborated on a flagship report on Collective intelligence for climate action for all of 2023. Today, on Earth Day, we finally presented it! As ever, I am humbled by the work of the collective, and grateful that I was able to contribute as one of the authors. The report is downloadable here: https://zenodo.org/records/10535116

bruces, to random
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*I blame science fiction utopias

alberto_cottica,
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@bruces wow, I am jealous!

EU_Commission, to random
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We are a Union of 27 countries and 450 million people sharing one future.

Diversity is what defines, unites us.
Diversity is also what makes us love the Fediverse.

As we mark two years on Mastodon, thank you for enlivening the conversation with insightful comments and content.

Love does not increase after the first day, but it deepens.

Let's make this journey even more engaging!

What topics did you like the most and would like to see more often 👇

alberto_cottica,
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@EU_Commission I follow and mostly. Are you really shutting down your instance?

alberto_cottica, to ai
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"But I find one common thread among the things tools are particularly suited to doing: do we even want to be doing these things? If all you want out of a meeting is the AI-generated summary, maybe that meeting could've been an email. If you're using AI to write your emails, and your recipient is using AI to read them, could you maybe cut out the whole thing entirely?"

https://www.citationneeded.news/ai-isnt-useless/

annaleen, to random
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Science fiction, advertising, and a humble fellow named Benjamin Franklin created the psyops industry in the US. And then, in the late 20th century, something terrifying happened. Find out more in my new book STORIES ARE WEAPONS, available for pre-order everywhere! Plus, it's 25% off for B&N members today through Friday! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stories-are-weapons-annalee-newitz/1144065538?ean=9780393881516

alberto_cottica,
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@annaleen great title!

nyrath, to random
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https://www.fastcompany.com/91092650/dead-internet-theory-true-tiktok-ai-influencers

alberto_cottica,
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@ipxfong as was foretold. "Economics 2.0" in "Accelerando" by @cstross ; the feral software in "Maelstrom" by Peter Watts. @nyrath

alberto_cottica, to random
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Industrial policy is back. https://press.coop/@POLITICOEurope/112281046859854544

alberto_cottica, to security
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"Time and time again, Western countries move too slowly on projects to secure their supply chains off critical raw materials. US-initiated projects take twice as long to come to fruition as China-initiated ones." Emily Barran at .

alberto_cottica, to Brussels
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I am part of a group building a in . We are getting ready to purchase a site, and are accepting new members. If you or someone you know is interested, come to an in'-person public presentation on April 17. Info and registration link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1526505357911161

alberto_cottica, to random
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"Strong, bold governance is the real innovation, more so than technology." Hans Bruyninckx at

alberto_cottica, to random
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Hans Bruyninckx is totally rocking .

kate, to random
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Brits ask “A penny for your thoughts?” and Americans respond with “Just my two cents”. At current exchange rates ($1.00 = £0.80) this means Brits are receiving 1.6p of American thoughts for just 1p. In this paper we propose an alternative asset pricing model for the marketplace of ideas, considering—

alberto_cottica,
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@kate no worries! As we all know, financial markets are efficient and fair and arbitrage impossible. The exchange rate will quickly converge at 1 penny = 2 cents.

alberto_cottica, to random
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"The economics of linearity makes circular economy models less profitable. Hence, private finance does not flow to the circular economy." The World Bank's Andrea Liverani tells like it is at . Subsidies to raw material extraction (1.6 trillion a year) are not matched by subsidies to material re-use, and that makes it hard for circular model to compete with linear ones.

SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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alberto_cottica,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat well, it WAS a long weekend.

alberto_cottica, to random
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Little help: can anyone recommend a setup based on a feed reader, that also works well with Mastodon? I could use it to read my masto feed AND some other stuff, like in the bad old days.

alberto_cottica,
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@viq have not yet configured. Will revert as I do.

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