That’s the filter we need to apply — especially as we face burnout, co-option, and the churn of #fashernista tech that solves nothing. Grassroots Radical Media: A #4opens Path https://hamishcampbell.com/grassroots-radical-media-a-4opens-path/

Dealing with #mainstreaming folks can be exhausting — not because of bad intent, but because of the incompetence, paranoia, and trauma baked in by 40 years of head-down devotion to a #deathcult system.

We need better social paths to mediate this mess.Compassion, yes — but also clarity, boundaries, and collective care.
#openweb #4opens#OMN#NothingNew#SocialChange

We used to have heathy alt culture https://hamishcampbell.com/we-used-to-have-heathy-alt-culture/#Indymedia consisted of hundreds of websites and local collectives, each with their own focus and editorial policies, but all sharing radical #4opens and PGA hallmarks working.

The #4opens can be a tool to play a part in this, its #KISS use it or lose it.

@are0h the Fediverse has a long history, then there are spoiler protocols like Bluesky and nostor, which are native but also meto projects. Which is fine but good to focus on the native history rather than the offshoots of this, yes it's all #openweb and #4opens but focus matters.

https://hamishcampbell.com/tag/encryptionists/

it's a interesting conversation if we can avoid the trolling :)

Judge projects by the #4opens then by #PGA hallmarks is a good first step hamishcampbell.com/judge-projec... PS. and YES before you comment it’s a balance not one or the other.

Judge projects by the #4opens ...

The #OMN and federated trust networks offer a roadmap for reclaiming decentralized media spaces. By focusing on trust, moderation, and the #4opens, we move beyond the failures of centralized #dotcons. Federated Trust Networks: A Path hamishcampbell.com/federated-tr...

Federated Trust Networks: A Pa...

The #OMN and federated trust networks offer a roadmap for reclaiming decentralized media spaces. By focusing on trust, moderation, and the #4opens, we move beyond the failures of centralized #dotcons and create sustainable, community-driven alternatives. Federated Trust Networks: A Path https://hamishcampbell.com/federated-trust-networks-a-path/

It's a mess we do need to compost.