@rose_alibi@JeffC1956 It is really hard. I am in awe of what they can do, in some respects, but I also assume that any email I'm not willing to write myself is probably not worth writing.
That said, this is a world that demands many emails be written that are not worth writing.
Back home after a very busy week in San Francisco. I spoke with @caseynewton, @mmasnick, @harrymccracken, @laurengoode, @chrismessina, @Markoff and so many others. In an age where the old web is gradually getting killed off by AI, there is still hope for the future in the shape of the fediverse.
I am noticing, in a discussion on indigeneity, how my own lineage of exile, migration, and diaspora makes me more comfortable trusting trans-territorial networks than territorial states.
@jonny totally. Though land-centered non-state Indigenous perspectives can be anarchist too. I am just seeing how there is wisdom both in land-centeted stewardship traditions and network-centered diasporas.
If you own a Tesla, your car is covered in cameras that take images reviewed by Tesla employees, who share them with each other, joke about them, and make them into memes.
@strypey@silverpill@lain@Hyolobrika@Sarosa@teknomunk I think it depends on what you mean by "algorithmic governance." Constitutional elections are an algorithm, too. I tend to think healthy governance finds the right balance of algorithmic systems and culture.
The argument of my critique is that over-reliance on economic incentives is a danger and ends up constraining the possibilities of governance designs—leaning too hard on algorithm and crowding out culture/values/humans.
Imagine if music didn't exist, miserable as fuck. It really is some of the strongest glue to bind us together both personally and interpersonally isn't it