Hamishcampbell

@Hamishcampbell@campaign.openworlds.info

An organic intellectual, that's me :') Please ask questions here

Looking at the fluffy side of activism #NGO

#fedi22 #openweb #opensource #4opens #OMN #technology #tech #social #grassroots #activitypub #reboot #fluff

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Hamishcampbell, to fediverse

Our if you are wondering why I am documenting the devouring of this reboot, it is because next time we can maybe try and mediate our "libertarian cats" for a better outcome. We cannot just keep fucking up like this

Hamishcampbell, to random

https://campaign.openworlds.info For people, organisations, staff, consultants, academics and researchers working on or supporting progressive social change. We are nurturing a community to develop campaigning and policy practice aimed at policy change and best practice.

This is a space for the fluffy. If this isn't you, check out https://activism.openworlds for more "in the dirt" (direct action) activism.

Hamishcampbell, to fediverse

This information matters because it sheds light on the origins and development of as a reboot of the . It highlights the contrast between mainstream platforms () and the grassroots efforts of individuals and communities () who are passionate about creating an open and decentralized web. The accidental nature of this reboot underscores the importance of DIY culture and the underfunding of openweb technologies.

Hamishcampbell,

The recent shift towards a "libertarian cats" path and the potential consumption of the reboot raises concerns about the future of alternative platforms. However, the focus on building real alternatives and shifting away from mainstreaming demonstrates a commitment to resisting the status quo and promoting a more inclusive and sustainable web ecosystem.

Hamishcampbell, to random

Too much of our "common sense" is now the worshipping a for 40 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_fetishism

rysiek, to random
@rysiek@mstdn.social avatar

With "AI-generated content" all over the place, perhaps more people will get it why I objected and continue to object to using the term "user-generated content" for anything, anywhere, ever.

It's people, not "users."
It's created, not "generated."

And often it's just as creative as any "serious art."

Of course, tech robber barons want to make it seem like it's some undetermined grey goo, "content" to be mined and filtered and "engaged with", instead.

Hamishcampbell,

@rysiek Yep way to much of our "common sense" is from worshipping a for 40 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_fetishism

Hamishcampbell, to random

https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/t/history-of-activitypub/3331/5?u=hamishcampbell We need to tell our own social history, just focusing on tech is a

aral, to random
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

If there is even a single gram of truth to this…

Any instance that goes along with such a thing will be lost to surveillance capitalism. I don’t care how large they are or who they are, any instance that becomes Meta’s bitch should be defederated immediately by all others. Let the largest few get swallowed up whole by Silicon Valley if they’re dumb enough to do it. The rest of us will rebuild.

I really hope no one is stupid enough to take Meta up on this if it’s true. https://beach.city/@vantablack/110594120842443355

Hamishcampbell,

@chrisg @aral it's politics.

Hamishcampbell, to random

This is a one way one use bridge between a app and the we need more like this https://wedistribute.org/2023/06/pixelfed-announces-long-awaited-instagram-import-tool/

Hamishcampbell, to random

A whole load of non "owned" social tech projects on grassroots social subject/path of course things like this only work with shared values

And the current core standard is also needed to escape the that comes so "naturally".

sl007, to random German
@sl007@digitalcourage.social avatar

@padeluun @reticuleena @chpietsch

Es haben sich Programmierer der Fediverse Monopol-Softwares nun mit Meta getroffen und Stillschweigen vereinbart. (die mit eigenem Server, veränderter API, kein Client-2-Server – wie beim letzten Fedicamp beschrieben) …

Dies ist ein unglaublicher Vertrauensbruch und eventuell das Ende des Fediverse.

Daher möchte ich Euch als Nutzer dieser Instanz bitten, den Pakt zu unterzeichnen:
U. a. https://digitalcourage.social/@mods@tech.lgbt/110567092697571839

Hamishcampbell,

@sl007 @liaizon @reticuleena @pino @padeluun @chpietsch @dantescanline

Would like to but rushing about with boat and family stuff so will see.

tchambers, to random

To real concerns that Meta might do to Acivitypub as Google & they did to XMPP, this seems helpful including this point via
@darius

"Regardless of bigco shenanigans around open protocols, Kazemi isn’t worried about what happens with ActivityPub. 'The nice thing for me is that if the big companies do jump in [to support ActivityPub] and then sort of walk it back,' he remarked, 'at worst, we’ll be back to where we are right now, which is still a pretty nice place.'”

https://thenewstack.io/why-developers-should-experiment-with-the-fediverse/

Hamishcampbell,

@tchambers @darius yep the key point is we have to have a strong "culture" so we can try and hold our crew from going down the path because it's "better", this is harder than our "logic" thinks it is. Take note.

Hamishcampbell, to random

Interesting to look at the reboot from the stats https://fedidb.org/

Hamishcampbell, to random

ON here I talk abut things that matter for the from 20 years expirence of doing things that matter on the

People who this, the increasing majority, are making themselves pointless.

Because this pushes them to focus on things that do not matter.

Please don't be one of these pointless people, thanks :)

Hamishcampbell, to tech

@NGIZero @sovtechfund

Our current crap funding and agendas are a part of this extinction level event https://news.sky.com/story/world-has-lost-battle-to-stop-glaciers-melting-and-sea-level-rising-un-meteorological-chief-says-12898899

The last 20 years of has obviously been both pushing this problem and doing almost nothing to stop it. On the tech side, we are still being prats on his.

Please think about this , thanks.

Hamishcampbell, (edited ) to random

In the era of and people who are the needed social change in tech are criminals, that are playing an active role in the genocide of our societies and peoples due to social and ecological breakdown.

We have different paths in place are working examples of social tech tools to mediate away from this criminality.

Take a moment to step away, take a breath, think then act. Don't be a prat, thanks

witchescauldron, to random

I find people to be actually mad and increasingly bad. When do we get more people pushing change challenge in these spaces, please?

Am increasingly seeing this as a culture of fear, or more real as a culture of fear pushed as power politics.

Hamishcampbell,

@witchescauldron Am thinking meany people will be confused and likely mix signal with noise on this subject.

Who are the bad people, the powerless pushing the on the or the powerful Burocrats worshipping the while protecting there thin careers in the

If you find yourself agenst the first and defending the second, then you are the problem.

This makes your behaver noise.

Hamishcampbell, (edited ) to random

@NGIZero @sovtechfund

Under which funding path would we apply for support for this ongoing events

I can't a place to fit this in the funding agender?

NGIZero, to opensource
@NGIZero@mastodon.xyz avatar

The @sovtechfund is offering grants to people who contribute to a sustainable open source ecosystem. Grants go up to €300,000 per application and cover three main topics:

  1. Improve FOSS Developer Tooling
  2. Securing FOSS Software Production
  3. FOSS Infrastructure Documentation

With this program the Sovereign Tech Fund seeks to stimulate an open digital infrastructure: fundamental technologies that enable the creation of other software.

https://sovereigntechfund.de/en/challenges/

Hamishcampbell,

@witchescauldron @NGIZero @sovtechfund

Can we get a link to the people making the agenda, thanks, will try polite conversation

Hamishcampbell,

@witchescauldron @NGIZero @sovtechfund

For this funding to be a project, it needs which transparency is a core I don't think either of the current funding projects do this - likely for privacy and security and "safety" issues -this makes them non "native" to the they are saying they are a part of. A tension we need to talk abut.

witchescauldron, to random

People are suiciding the idea of the agen, they just can't help themselves. 40 years of worshipping of the affects people's attempt to be humane "common sense" wins in the current mess each time.

This is BAD, very bad, come on guys

Hamishcampbell,

@witchescauldron I went to a geek meetup yesterday, and I came away with a feeling that our insanity is too deep to move away from.

This is a problem for people who would like to see some active change and challenge. People really are insane in the era of and

Ideas from the mental help profershern please for dealing with "common sense" insanity.

Thanks.

dave, to random
@dave@social.masto.land avatar

What do you think is the purpose of networks like Mastodon and Bluesky?

Hamishcampbell,

@dave they are both , but one is for human tribes, the other "common sense". As long as these bridge, am happy.

Hamishcampbell, to opensource

We need consensus on this: The is a social retelling of and to bring focus and power back to our community that we lost to the for the last 20 years.

anildash, to random
@anildash@me.dm avatar

A core tenet of good technologies is that we can reason about them. And a common pattern of abusers is that they act in ways that are inconsistent and unreasonable. That's why it's a giant red flag that all the AI hype these days is about systems that we can't even reason about. https://www.anildash.com/2023/06/08/ai-is-unreasonable/

Hamishcampbell,

@anildash @be4foss @kde @carlschwan this is a old devide between and that is worth looking back at to compost this mess.

Hamishcampbell, (edited )

@alter_kaker @anildash this metaphor becomes complex, composting is a process of turning shit into rich growth medium. So our seedlings of social desires can regrow a divers "natural" eco syteam - society.

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