#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/
Mr. McFluffington occasionally suffers from full body bed head.
Mr. McFluffington occasionally suffers from full body bed head.
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The Mess is Boiling
We're in a mess, our worship of the #deathcult has driven emissions to another record: the world’s CO₂ levels jumped by 3.5 parts per million from 2023 to 2024 the largest single-year increase on record. Our decision to leave the #nastyfew in charge - our short-sightedness and worship of greed - has pushed the planet beyond the stable ecosystem that supported human life. We have done this for nothing, only for big numbers to go up, for nothing. The one planet we know that can support life […]
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The #OMN Path: Openness as Revolution
This is about revolution as regeneration, not only destruction. In an era built on tech dependency, revolution isn’t only about smashing the machines, it’s about liberating them. Turning tools back into commons, not commodities. It’s composting the toxic monoculture of the #dotcons into fertile ground for the #openweb to grow again. Revolution means reclaiming agency, not blindly rejecting technology, but re-rooting it into light, human-scale, transparent, and accountable […]
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The #OMN Path: Openness as Revolution
This is about revolution as regeneration, not only destruction. In an era built on tech dependency, revolution isn’t only about smashing the machines, it’s about liberating them. Turning tools back into commons, not commodities. It’s composting the toxic monoculture of the #dotcons into fertile ground for the #openweb to grow again. Revolution means reclaiming agency, not blindly rejecting technology, but re-rooting it into light, human-scale, transparent, and accountable […]
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The Mess is Boiling
We're in a mess, our worship of the #deathcult has driven emissions to another record: the world’s CO₂ levels jumped by 3.5 parts per million from 2023 to 2024 the largest single-year increase on record. Our decision to leave the #nastyfew in charge - our short-sightedness and worship of greed - has pushed the planet beyond the stable ecosystem that supported human life. We have done this for nothing, only for big numbers to go up, for nothing. The one planet we know that can support life […]
#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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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 […]
#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.
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.
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.
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.
@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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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 […]
@andypiper @yala @hamishcampbell @cbase
Let’s try some metaphors. STAR WARS: THE SOFT EMPIRE https://hamishcampbell.com/star-wars-the-soft-empire/
@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?
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.
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.
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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 […]
