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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#Nostr is a classic “me-too” project caught in the #geekproblem loop. It won’t move forward until it learns to value community as core infrastructure.

#Bluesky, meanwhile, is already drifting into the hands of VC-funded #fluffy elitists who turn every commons into a brand. It’s a likely dead-end for real change or challenge — which is exactly why the #mainstreaming, #blocking, #NGO, and #fashernista crowds flock to it.

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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So how can people try not to be prats about this conversation?

In alt tech there are lots of people doing good, and they are, but this is blinded shifting to doing "good" head down worshipping the #deathcult, this would be kinda OK if they held the bridge to a wider view of "good" but they don't, they block and obscure there #blocking, this is bad, very bad as in the end the "good" they say they do, is just more mess we need to compost.

The real solution is always to respect and build from the fluffy/spiky debate, not bury it under politeness or pretend […]

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#Nostr is a classic “me-too” project caught in the #geekproblem loop. It won’t move forward until it learns to value community as core infrastructure.

#Bluesky, meanwhile, is already drifting into the hands of VC-funded #fluffy elitists who turn every commons into a brand. It’s a likely dead-end for real change or challenge — which is exactly why the #mainstreaming, #blocking, #NGO, and #fashernista crowds flock to it.

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

In #alttech there’s a lot of “doing good,” but much of it’s blinded good — soft smiles masking quiet conformity to the #deathcult.

When “care” becomes control and “community” becomes enclosure, we lose what made the #openweb alive.

The fix? Compost the mess — start with the #fluffy / #spiky debate and rebuild trust from difference, not denial.

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

In #alttech there’s a lot of “doing good,” but much of it’s blinded good — soft smiles masking quiet conformity to the #deathcult.

When “care” becomes control and “community” becomes enclosure, we lose what made the #openweb alive.

The fix? Compost the mess — start with the #fluffy / #spiky debate and rebuild trust from difference, not denial.

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@hamishcampbell@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

The real solution is always to respect and build from the #fluffy / #spiky debate, not bury it under politeness or pretend blindly it doesn’t matter.

#Fluffy brings empathy, care, and bridge-building — the social glue.
#Spiky brings clarity, honesty, and challenge — the fire that keeps things real.

Both are needed if a project is to stay alive and #4opens.

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@andypiper @yala @hamishcampbell @cbase

The real solution is to respect and build from the fluffy/spiky debate. The second best is to shift the #NGO #fluffy language to be less obviously bad https://hamishcampbell.com/keeping-conversations-open-the-fluffy-spiky-debate/

The worst outcome is for this blinded narrowness to continue, it's simply silent damage.

#socialhub destroyed itself through this path... you guys as individuals will be fine, but the social tech damage you push is real.

How can people try not to be prats about this conversation?

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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So how can people try not to be prats about this conversation?

In alt tech there are lots of people doing good, and they are, but this is blinded shifting to doing "good" head down worshipping the #deathcult, this would be kinda OK if they held the bridge to a wider view of "good" but they don't, they block and obscure there #blocking, this is bad, very bad as in the end the "good" they say they do, is just more mess we need to compost.

The real solution is always to respect and build from the fluffy/spiky debate, not bury it under politeness or pretend […]

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@andypiper @yala @hamishcampbell @cbase

Let’s try some metaphors. STAR WARS: THE SOFT EMPIRE https://hamishcampbell.com/star-wars-the-soft-empire/

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

@andypiper @yala @hamishcampbell @cbase

The real solution is to respect and build from the fluffy/spiky debate. The second best is to shift the #NGO #fluffy language to be less obviously bad https://hamishcampbell.com/keeping-conversations-open-the-fluffy-spiky-debate/

The worst outcome is for this blinded narrowness to continue, it's simply silent damage.

#socialhub destroyed itself through this path... you guys as individuals will be fine, but the social tech damage you push is real.

How can people try not to be prats about this conversation?

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference https://hamishcampbell.com/live-at-c-base-a-fluffy-fediverse-conference/ With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive – friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags – but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events.

#fediday #c-based

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@witchescauldron@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference https://hamishcampbell.com/live-at-c-base-a-fluffy-fediverse-conference/ With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive – friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags – but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events.

#fediday #c-based

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference

Live at c-base is a #Fediverse event that highlights the need for composting the dogmatic #fluffy mess making to keep balance in our shared #openweb reboot. With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive - friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags - but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events. This is the third event I’ve seen with the same issue: the same small group, the same narrow framing, the same […]

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

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LIVE at c-base a #fluffy Fediverse conference

Live at c-base is a #Fediverse event that highlights the need for composting the dogmatic #fluffy mess making to keep balance in our shared #openweb reboot. With our #fluffy crew talking about the shared reboot, on the surface it looks positive - friendly conversations, smiles, the right hashtags - but underneath it reveals a deeper problem: there is zero balance at these events. This is the third event I’ve seen with the same issue: the same small group, the same narrow framing, the same […]

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@hamishcampbell@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
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The posts are about a #hashtag story as a tool, it's not for people who already know, it's a shovel to compost the #fashionistas and the #geekprolem, a tool. Then the #OMN project is more practical, to move people away from #mainstreaming to a diversity of subcultures as working examples of change and challenge #KISS

When the change comes, if the challenge is strong enough, the diversity of working horizontal will be seeds for planting the future.

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It's a #spiky, #fluffy translation rather than much original thinking, a tool to use... or lose...

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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Who are the #nastyfew?

They are the people who always rise to the top when #mainstreaming takes hold. You see them on TV, in parliament, running #NGOs, managing #dotcons tech projects.

On the surface, they don’t always look bad – in fact, they often present as competent, articulate, even charming. But scratch that surface and the pattern is clear: their drive is not shared flourishing, it’s possession and control.

This minority #nastyfew, from a historical view, today’s bourgeoisie. As Marx outlined […]

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

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Who are the #nastyfew?

They are the people who always rise to the top when #mainstreaming takes hold. You see them on TV, in parliament, running #NGOs, managing #dotcons tech projects.

On the surface, they don’t always look bad – in fact, they often present as competent, articulate, even charming. But scratch that surface and the pattern is clear: their drive is not shared flourishing, it’s possession and control.

This minority #nastyfew, from a historical view, today’s bourgeoisie. As Marx outlined […]

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Frictionlessness is a Poisoned Fantasy – an #OMN Reflection

In our current mess of a world, one of capitalism’s illusions is the promise of #frictionlessness, that everything should just work, that all interactions should be smooth, efficient, and untroubled. In tech this is the logic of the #dotcons, keeping the “users” engaged, never give them time to think, and above all don’t let the real world get in the way of the pipeline between their attention and your profit.

This has infected the #geekproblem deeply. In software culture, especially, […]

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We Don’t Need More Liberal Techno-Utopianism

There’s a lot of #fluffy around these days. Take books like Abundance – dressed up as bold new visions, but really just more of the same old liberal centrism with a shiny, tech-friendly finish. It flirts with Marx at the end, but only to dress up in borrowed credibility. At heart, it’s not socialist, it’s a manifesto to reassure the #mainstreaming chattering class that everything will be OK if we innovate harder and manage smarter. This is blinded feel-good “supply-side liberalism” […]

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@info@hamishcampbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

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We Don’t Need More Liberal Techno-Utopianism

There’s a lot of #fluffy around these days. Take books like Abundance – dressed up as bold new visions, but really just more of the same old liberal centrism with a shiny, tech-friendly finish. It flirts with Marx at the end, but only to dress up in borrowed credibility. At heart, it’s not socialist, it’s a manifesto to reassure the #mainstreaming chattering class that everything will be OK if we innovate harder and manage smarter. This is blinded feel-good “supply-side liberalism” […]

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Frictionlessness is a Poisoned Fantasy – an #OMN Reflection

In our current mess of a world, one of capitalism’s illusions is the promise of #frictionlessness, that everything should just work, that all interactions should be smooth, efficient, and untroubled. In tech this is the logic of the #dotcons, keeping the “users” engaged, never give them time to think, and above all don’t let the real world get in the way of the pipeline between their attention and your profit.

This has infected the #geekproblem deeply. In software culture, especially, […]

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