#Fashionista #postmodern #blocking #spiky #fluffy - What is not real is pretending that violence is secondary to discomfort over language https://hamishcampbell.com/what-is-not-real-is-pretending-that-violence-is-secondary-to-discomfort-over-language/
#Fashionista #postmodern #blocking #spiky #fluffy - What is not real is pretending that violence is secondary to discomfort over language https://hamishcampbell.com/what-is-not-real-is-pretending-that-violence-is-secondary-to-discomfort-over-language/
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We don’t need more mess, we need shovels
Most social problems aren’t conspiracies - they’re #fuckups, we’re only human. You could say “most social problems are caused by social issues”, but that doesn’t land the same way 🙂 The problem isn’t secret cabals, it’s accumulated dysfunction, bad incentives, and people defending their tribe instead of fixing the plumbing.
A practical example of this is the core of the #geekproblem. Everything we do in tech is built on standards. That part is unavoidable. The real problem […]
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We don’t need more mess, we need shovels
Most social problems aren’t conspiracies - they’re #fuckups, we’re only human. You could say “most social problems are caused by social issues”, but that doesn’t land the same way 🙂 The problem isn’t secret cabals, it’s accumulated dysfunction, bad incentives, and people defending their tribe instead of fixing the plumbing.
A practical example of this is the core of the #geekproblem. Everything we do in tech is built on standards. That part is unavoidable. The real problem […]
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A fashionista culture addicted to surface can’t change
Most of what the #fashionista fights and campaigns for, and expends endless energy on isn’t liberation, it’s unthinking equality in worshipping the #deathcult. The argument isn’t about whether the path is destructive. That’s quietly accepted ignored, inevitable, “just how things are.” The fight is about who gets included on the path, who gets representation, who gets a seat at the table - not about whether the table should exist, or whether it’s crushing everyone underneath […]
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The #Fashionista problem: How fear blocks change
This story is about compost, not control: Our world is smeared in social shit. We live in a vast, stinking pile of it. The left has its post-modern shit - where truth dissolves into vibes and dreams. The right has its fascist shit - where truth is something you enforce with obedience and violence. We drink the seeping effluent from this dung heap. Our work, our shops, our politics, our tech... all of it is smeared in the same rot. The planet itself is decomposing under the weight of this […]
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Social value, personal value, and the chicken-and-egg problem
We still haven’t solved this. Looking back at this conversation from six years ago, what stands out isn’t disagreement - it’s how hard it was to even name the problem we keep circling.
Over the last 20 years, again and again, the discussion slips into the same dead end: personal value versus social value, framed through the language of platforms, followers, influence, and business growth. What we need to learn from this is the confusion wasn’t accidental, it is structural.
We […]
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Social value, personal value, and the chicken-and-egg problem
We still haven’t solved this. Looking back at this conversation from six years ago, what stands out isn’t disagreement - it’s how hard it was to even name the problem we keep circling.
Over the last 20 years, again and again, the discussion slips into the same dead end: personal value versus social value, framed through the language of platforms, followers, influence, and business growth. What we need to learn from this is the confusion wasn’t accidental, it is structural.
We […]
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A fashionista culture addicted to surface can’t change
Most of what the #fashionista fights and campaigns for, and expends endless energy on isn’t liberation, it’s unthinking equality in worshipping the #deathcult. The argument isn’t about whether the path is destructive. That’s quietly accepted ignored, inevitable, “just how things are.” The fight is about who gets included on the path, who gets representation, who gets a seat at the table - not about whether the table should exist, or whether it’s crushing everyone underneath […]
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The #Fashionista problem: How fear blocks change
This story is about compost, not control: Our world is smeared in social shit. We live in a vast, stinking pile of it. The left has its post-modern shit - where truth dissolves into vibes and dreams. The right has its fascist shit - where truth is something you enforce with obedience and violence. We drink the seeping effluent from this dung heap. Our work, our shops, our politics, our tech... all of it is smeared in the same rot. The planet itself is decomposing under the weight of this […]
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Why open infrastructure matters to the #OMN
It is about the Invisible Commons, every programmer - from hobbyists hacking together weekend scripts to the coders inside Microsoft, Google, Meta - relies on open-source software. It’s the compost layer under everything. Between 70% and 90% of every app, service, and system we use is built on shared, public #FOSS code. Nobody starts from scratch, everyone pulls from libraries on GitHub/GitLab, built and maintained by people who believe in the commons.
Developers spend two-thirds of their […]
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Why open infrastructure matters to the #OMN
It is about the Invisible Commons, every programmer - from hobbyists hacking together weekend scripts to the coders inside Microsoft, Google, Meta - relies on open-source software. It’s the compost layer under everything. Between 70% and 90% of every app, service, and system we use is built on shared, public #FOSS code. Nobody starts from scratch, everyone pulls from libraries on GitHub/GitLab, built and maintained by people who believe in the commons.
Developers spend two-thirds of their […]
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Historically, #mainstreaming politics exhibited a tendency to shift to the right during times of crisis
The intersection of #climatechange, #mainstreaming politics, and fear is complex but they do influence social attitudes and policies. Historically, mainstream politics exhibits a shift to the right during times of crisis, and the looming mess of #climatechaos is following this trend. In this context, it is essential to recognize the pivotal role that fear plays in driving right-wing politics and shaping public discourse.
Fear operates as a potent motivator of political attitudes and […]
DNS Provider Quad9 Sees Piracy Blocking Orders as "Existential Threat"
https://torrentfreak.com/dns-provider-quad9-sees-piracy-blocking-orders-as-existential-threat/
#HackerNews #DNS #Quad9 #Piracy #Blocking #Existential #Threat #Cybersecurity
#blocking, when this pushing of truth-telling is penalized, it’s a clear sign we’re navigating a post-modern, obfuscating mess. Composting mess (truth) https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-mess-truth/
#blocking, when this pushing of truth-telling is penalized, it’s a clear sign we’re navigating a post-modern, obfuscating mess. Composting mess (truth) https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-mess-truth/
Amazon to start blocking sideloaded piracy apps on Fire TVs
https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-to-start-blocking-sideloaded-piracy-apps-on-fire-tvs/
#HackerNews #Amazon #Fire #TV #Sideloading #Piracy #Apps #Blocking #Piracy #Apps #Streaming #News #Tech #Updates
#blocking, when this pushing of truth-telling is penalized, it’s a clear sign we’re navigating a post-modern, obfuscating mess. Composting mess (truth) https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-mess-truth/
#blocking, when this pushing of truth-telling is penalized, it’s a clear sign we’re navigating a post-modern, obfuscating mess. Composting mess (truth) https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-mess-truth/
