"Welcome in the #commons sweat shop, my dear friend. Slave away with us until the whip of #Hypercapitalism wears you out. Here's a set of FSF quality approval labels to plaster on your work of hard labour."
"Thank you! Let's change the world then. I'll start burning myself out, right away.. 😍"
Can us humble peasants move to a furtile #PostGrowth system when #HyperCapitalism rabidly feeds from the bleak industrial farmlands of #Distrust?
In the huge Fields of the Majority where us wilfully oppressed forced laborers daily sow Seeds of Doubt for our masters. We see pellets hit the hardened soil, and pray in vain that something healthy will sprout this time. While we eat the bile that's served.
In our dogmatic way of life can we discern patches of #Faith and #Trust to grow Humble Deeds?
“The moment you put people into big institutions the goal shifts from knowledge discovery to moneymaking.” —Sabine Hossenfelder, My dream died, and now I'm here
#Hypercapitalism involves the devious practice of passing people 💩 turd sandwiches wrapped in glossy paper, and have the recipient be happy and surprised when opening them.
Because only outward packaging is all that matters, the superficial layer. Hypercapitalism aggressively teaches to look no further. To not see deeper value and meaning. For its practioners, which we all are to an extent, superficiality is thus the "Return on Lack of Investment" we get in return.
However, it is still a puzzle in a 1,000 little pieces waiting to be laid out correctly. And whomever starts to connect larger chunks of the greater picture, will meet the toxic bully that is always somewhere around: The festering Beast of #Hypercapitalism. Storming in, scattering pieces, shattering #Dreams.
Why is the bully there, I ask myself? Something that puzzles me. Maybe because we leave the door wide open for this foul beast? 🤔
The Dutch finally fell from near top to rock bottom among other EU countries in teaching kids proper reading and writing skills.
Now prepare to go much further down the drain as the remaining 6 corporations that keep a tight Education oligopoly still see a lotta 🤑 📈 potential, and neoliberal 'regulators' will remain conveniently ineffective, complicit.
We need both #OpenSource education content and software.
> "If the law is changed, this will be a game-changer for UK retailers and other licensed premises, who can use our technology to improve compliance rates and enhance the customer experience."
Happy Fediverse! You folks make this space so delightful!
May 2024 greet you, shining and bright 🌻
We face a year that promises to be eventful. #Fediverse has grown beyond an incubating seed, and now starts to sprout and grow deep roots into our society. We have great opportunity to nurture collaborative environments that speak to our humanity, and foster online spaces where people unite.
Now, as never before, we must bundle efforts to cultivate ecosystems that empower our grassroots nature.
We face big challenges. Our Fediverse is being discovered by corporations as a place where they may conduct their business.
We know the dangers that #Hypercapitalism entails. Our space evolved by the People and for the People, and we want to keep it that way. Our culture forms slowly and organically.
Our technology is decentralized, but so too must our open ecosystem be. 2024 should see a Standards Process arise to help increase interoperability and guarantee all that.
While billionaires are bad, billionaire media moguls are way worse. Controlling the narrative and steering public opinon in their machinations towards more power and influence. Where country leaders feel a need to give these oligarchs an audience and who knows what other promises, in return for some favorable news bites. The Ukrainian leader is doing his duty here, in what's probably best for the country and efforts to end the brutal Russian invasion. #HyperCapitalism
Enshittification… also known as “the toxic business model we all knew about but tolerated has finally begun to negatively impact even those of us with privilege.”
I have huge respect for Jon Gruber - especially after his brave and empathetic talk on the many harms of public shaming ("Cancel Culture") - so I'm going to take some time to unpack this.
It may still be the wrong question, or at least can be phrased differently to highlight a key aspect.
I think in general the fedizen population are all pro-openness. But what's at stake with an unbridled corporate takeover leads to asking the question:
"Is the #Fediverse open to business-as-usual i.e. #hypercapitalism? Or does it favor and is protective of a pathway that leads us towards a #postgrowth economy?"
Ah, ain't #Hypercapitalism wonderful. As so often the case the #USA is 1st to explore the extremes of its glorious extent.
We all love #Nature and #Wildlife and the US has the most beautiful national parcs to endulge it. But we can't go all at once, right? Need permits so it doesn't get too crowded. And you can enter a lottery so it seems fair.
A perfect opportunity to exploit! When using a lottery most $$$ go to Booz Allen Hamilton government and #military contractor.
The oil and retail industry have profited the most. Crazy, deeply immoral and unethical.
The poor folks at the bottom of the supply chain earning mere pennies, and the consumer at the end overpaying significantly. All to the benefit rich shareholders.
The other day I tooted about laurel leaves going from Turkey to Netherlands, and in that short chain rising from 0.33 to 850 Euro/kg.