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The #dotcons are designed for greed and selfishness. Everything about them feeds this, and in turn feeds off it. It is coded deep into their closed networks.
They cannot be fixed. And we can't build alternatives by copying the same models in #FOSS, as we have largely done with the #Fediverse.
Rebooting the #openweb was the right first step, and it worked. But the next step is to move beyond simply copying the current #mainstreaming mess.
The next step needs to be native to the #4opens path we have started down.
Let's thank the people who copied. Give them statues and security! They did us all a service and deserve thanks, not hatred. They helped get us this far.
Now we need to look for the next path: a genuinely humanistic approach to social technology.
Who's coming on the adventure with #OMN?
How do we talk to people on the #dotcons without feeding their #StupidIndividualism
Sarcasm and comedy can be useful ways of exposing the absurdity of the platforms controlling our communication and communities. But there is a problem: every click, argument and outrage still feeds the #dotcons with attention and data.
The challenge is to help people understand that we can build healthier social relationships on the #openweb, where communities grow their communication, data and infrastructure. So the answer isn't to spend all our time mocking the cage. The path is to step away from the cage - and take your community with you.
Don't just ridicule the #dotcons, please build the alternatives.
#Fediverse – What actually happened (no bullshit version) https://hamishcampbell.com/fediverse-what-actually-happened-no-bullshit-version/ A few years ago, the liberation cats of the #Fediverse stopped talking to each other.
#Fediverse folks, doing up your #profile isn't really that hard. A few pertinent, salient details about yourself to tell curious folks whether following you would be a good idea for them, and maybe some strong tags; that's all it really takes.
You can be verbose as hell and give as close to a full autobiography as character limits on your instance will allow if you so choose, and that's hot, but come on. A single-sentence quip with a couple vague tags doesn't help any more than leaving your profile blank. Some interests, your pronouns, an advisory about if your posts disappear or if you don't post images without alt-text. We're here to mesh and mingle. Please, make an effort.
Another step closer to release!
The official website is now live at https://littlefedi.org/ with documentation and project details.
Take a look and let me know what you think!
A little #fluffy reminder, when an #openweb projects gets flooded with conspiracy, dogma and endless prat fights, the grounded, constructive people drift away - sometimes straight back to the #dotcons.
Being independent doesn't mean believing everything. Being radical doesn't mean shutting down dialogue. Let's make spaces where people can think, disagree, learn and still build things together.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT SHOT BY CRANK IN MILWAUKEE STREET
#content_review #unix_surrealism #fediverse #loops #mastodon #lemmy #art #mastoart #javascript #cats #snac
Alt...
Funhole Content Review
FEDIVERSE
I HAVE A DREAM
'you need to enable javascript to run this this app.'
How to make it big? You don't
@mmtmm pls sponsor me
How to get more boosts? Cats.
so many rabbits
LOOPY CONSPIRACY - Who is behind the manufactured fame of a tiktok clone nobody asked for?
THE C BANSHEE: What is snac and should you be worried?
FEDIVERSE MENACE: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?
hackers.town: Is nowhere safe?
ONE FREE ANTI-SLOP KITTO
THE LIST: 50.000 mastodon addresses to avoid if you don't like illegal content.
RE: https://wandering.shop/@mythologymonday/117065983234591258
If you haven't followed @mythologymonday yet, follow them for fascinating themes like this one.
They are the only #folklore -themed "Hashtag Day" organizer who has fully committed to the #Fediverse !
The #OGB matters because the #openweb needs better ways to have trust-based conversations and trust-based governance.
The project comes from years of grassroots organising: voluntary cooperation, collaboration and human-scale decision-making.
Alternative tech has often copied governance assumptions from the #mainstreaming. The #4opens offers a simpler starting point for building governance structures native to the #Fediverse.
The #OGB is a path to move beyond #mainstreaming: governance that fits the culture of federated, open, grassroots networks rather than forcing them into centralised models.
The #OMN is a simple path with a radical aim: to shift power away from the #geekproblem and the #dotcons, and back to the people who actually create media and build communities.
From that grassroots digital commons, new social, economic and cultural ecosystems can grow. The tools redistribute power. What we do with that power is up to us.
Save Social sucht Verstärkung!
Du willst dazu beitragen, dass soziale Netzwerke wieder den Menschen dienen statt den Plattformkonzernen? Dann könnte das genau die richtige Stelle für dich sein.
Save Social sucht Unterstützung im Bereich Kommunikation. Wenn du Lust auf Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Kampagnen, Social Media und digitale Zivilgesellschaft hast, schau dir die Ausschreibung an und bewirb dich:
https://savesocial.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Stellenausschreibung-Kommunikation.pdf
Bitte weitersagen – gute Leute für gute Projekte werden immer gebraucht.
#SaveSocial #Job #Stellenangebot #Kommunikation #NGO #Zivilgesellschaft #Fediverse #DigitaleMündigkeit
I was reading a thread on Reddit bemoaning how every website has gotten progressively worse, and I’m thinking, my Mastodon instance’s software has only gotten better and new features are getting added regularly, all without them selling my data, manipulating me with algorithms, or shoving endless ads in my face (amongst other things). I see similar activity on other instances and Fediverse platforms. So, there is another way, now there only has to be the will to follow it.
The #Fediverse isn't just about connecting software, it's about connecting communities. The technology matters, but people matter more. Federation isn't simply a protocol, it's a way for diverse communities to cooperate while keeping their autonomy.
Build community first. The software follows.
All startups are expressions of the #deathcult. Every #VC is, in effect, a bishop preaching endless growth, extraction and enclosure.
This isn't innovation. It's a business model accelerating social breakdown, deepening inequality, and feeding the #climatechaos that will displace billions and cost millions of lives over the coming century.
If you're serious about activism, stop feeding the machine. Put your energy into building the #openweb commons instead.
The #4opens is a simple, practical tool to evaluate and guide grassroots, alternative tech projects. It judges how "open" and trustworthy a project is, helping to distinguish native #openweb efforts from #closedweb or captured ones (e.g., #dotcons like corporate social media).
The Four Opens
* Open Data - The basic truth of the project. Data (content, metadata, etc.) should be openly accessible and exportable/portable. This prevents lock-in and enables sharing, archiving, and reuse by communities.
* Open Source - The code (or equivalent for non-software projects) is publicly available under a free/open license. This allows inspection, modification, and forking, embodying #FOSS principles but integrated into a wider social context.
* Open Standards - The project uses (and contributes to) interoperable, non-proprietary standards. This supports federation, compatibility across tools/instances, and avoids silos (e.g., #ActivityPub in the #Fediverse).
Open Process (the critical addition) - Transparent, participatory decision-making and governance. This is not just technical openness but social openness: how the project is run, how power is handled, how feedback shapes direction, and how it avoids hidden hierarchies or #NGO-style capture. It emphasizes trust-building, commons-oriented culture, and composting conflicts through visible, inclusive processes.
How this works in practice
Badging system (simple and motivational):
* 2 opens: Bronze badge (basic alt/grassroots alignment).
* 3 opens: Silver badge.
* 4 opens: Gold badge (full native #openweb project).
Projects self-assess and are evaluated by the community using these criteria. It's designed to be #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) - easy to apply without bureaucracy.
It acts as a compass for #openweb vs. #closedweb. Use it to judge value, compost #techcrap/#techchurn, resist enclosure, and build trust-based digital commons. It's explicitly a social restating/extension of #FOSS paths, adding the missing social layer (#openprocess) that pure technical openness often lacks.
Only technical openness (e.g., open source + data) still leads to #geekproblem outcomes, meritocracy, fragmentation ("just fork it"), or capture by careerists/#fashionistas if process and culture are closed.
The #4opens prioritizes human-centred, trust-based infrastructure over scale, funding, or individual exit. This supports horizontal activism, mutual aid, and decentralized organizing (e.g., in #Indymedia history or current #Fediverse efforts).
Examples: Mastodon (when aligned) can score high; corporate platforms like Facebook score low across the board. It helps grow networks where communities own their storytelling, governance, and tools.
The framework is not rigid dogma but a living tool for "composting the mess" - turning failed and captured projects into fertile ground for better ones. It's central to #OMN projects, which are working on building federated, grassroots media and social infrastructure.
To sum up, it’s a powerful, low-overhead way to keep tech aligned with grassroots values rather than drifting into #mainstreaming or #deathcult logics of extraction and control.
Jo #Fediverse,
ich bräuchte etwas Unterstützung. Ich werde morgen Nacht, vorher schaffe ich es nicht, aufgrund eines familiären Schicksalsschlages bis auf weiteres in #Rotthalmünster Stellung beziehen. Um da zu sein für jemanden der immer da war. Und jetzt 2:30 Stunden entfernt von der Kernfamilie „verlegt“ alleine ist nachts.
Und ich suche keine Bleibe, kein Zimmer nichts. Ich und mein Bus. Wenn ich irgendwo schlafen und verarbeiten kann, dann dort. Wir stehen irgendwo. Darum geht es auch nicht.
Es geht darum mal einen Wasserkanister aufzufüllen, eine Trommel Wäsche für nen Fünfer waschen - nehm ich nass mit. Sowas.
Meint ihr @fediverse das da was zamginge?
Es findet statt - so oder so - kriegen wir bisschen Support obendrauf hin?
Ich schreibe i.d.R. nur Scheiße.
Diesmal ist es mir, ganz persönlich, ernst.
#fefiverse #rotthalmunster #fediverse #askfedi #fedihelp #passau
Edit:
Einfach ganz unverbindlich ne PM hier oder per Matrix: derlemue@penzberg.me
Würde mich melden - und wenns dann akut nicht passt ist’s auch ok.
Dann ist’s komplizierter aber ich komm schon auch zurecht. #KeineAngst
Definitions should stay flexible. Turning them into rigid rules is a classic #Geekproblem that creates unnecessary conflict.
The #Fediverse is a vibrant, active #openweb project - currently one of the healthiest examples of this "native" path.
That's why the #4opens rely on openness, interpretation, and good judgment - not dogma. #OMN #KISS
The old #openweb wasn't destroyed by one thing, but by many. The #encryptionists security theatre, broken #UX and trustless relationships. The #geekproblem turned living communities into technical subcultures. The #fashionistas chased novelty, status and hype. The #dotcons enclosed our data and metadata for profit and social control.
Each played a part. The #Fediverse is a first step in rebooting the #openweb. But we need to stop copying old mistakes and grow "native" alternatives based on community, trust and the #4opens.
That's the path #OMN is building.
Your viral lefty memes might feel like resistance, but #mainstreaming their part of the problem.
Comedy and sarcasm drive engagement, clicks, data collection and on the #dotcons ad revenue. Mocking the system while feeding its algorithms doesn't weaken it - it strengthens it.
Real resistance isn't better content for their platforms. It's building and moving to the #openweb.
#StepAway, and bring your community with you.
With #OGB there is no path toward stricter governance. The goal is native governance that grows from the community itself.
Likewise, #FOSS is, by its nature, one of the largest anti-market experiments in existence. The market-first approach belongs more to "open source", which has spent decades trying to reconcile itself with commercial priorities.
Ideas based on force, control, and top-down management simply don't fit the native #openweb path. They're asking the wrong questions.
The challenge isn't how to control communities. It's how to help them organise themselves through trust, transparency, and the #4opens.
#XMPP implementations are still too stuck in the #geekproblem and attempt to change this have failed so far. We tried outreaching the simplest implementation and we failed.
#Signal is a big compromise, but you can get people to use it - but It's still hard to get people to keep using it. So this is still half fail too for out reach.
These are as much social statements as much as tech.
Chat is a mess, and we are currently not making this better #KISS
The #Fediverse is fab, but we are letting the #fashionistas and chattering classes take charge... it's a recurring problem that we should be socially working to compost.
https://hamishcampbell.com/online-chat-is-a-social-problem-not-just-a-technical-one/
Add this to the last article: hy Stories Matter on the #OMN
Facts matter, technology matters, governance matters. But people rarely change because they read theory, a specification or a list of features. People change because of stories, this is why storytelling is central to the #OMN path. A story gives people somewhere to stand, it connects ideas to lived experience.
Instead of explaining the #4opens as an abstract framework, tell the story of a community escaping a #dotcons platform by building trust on the #openweb. Instead of arguing about governance, tell the story of how a group solved a conflict through #OpenProcess. Instead of listing technical features, tell the story of someone who regained control of their community tech after years of platform lock-in.
Stories carry values, the last forty years of #mainstreaming have been held together by stories about competition, consumption and individual success. These stories have normalised the #deathcult, making extraction and enclosure feel like "common sense." We now need better stories about cooperation instead of competition, commons balancing ownership, about trust instead of surveillance. Stories about building rather than consuming.
The #Fediverse itself is a story, an accidental reboot of the #openweb that proves another internet is possible. It isn't perfect, but it demonstrates that people can build social infrastructure without billionaires directing the conversation.
The challenge is that the academics or the #geekproblem tell stories only to other, academics or geeks, technical and academic paths are important, but they don't inspire people to act, so we need stories that people can understand:
A neighbourhood rebuilding local media.
Boaters organising to defend the waterways as a commons.
Communities escaping the #dotcons.
Volunteers composting #techchurn into useful tools.
Ordinary people discovering that they can build infrastructure together.
These stories become shared memory, shared memory becomes culture, culture shapes "common sense." and changing common sense is how lasting social change happens. So don't just build software or academic theory, tell stories that help people imagine themselves as part of a healthier #openweb.
#OMN #FOSS #openweb #4opens #ActivityPub #Fediverse #commons #DIY #makinghistory
One of our mistakes is treating every #fashionista project as if it were native #openweb.
Too often, grassroots ideas are picked up, systematised, and reshaped into something acceptable to #mainstreaming institutions. The tools may remain "open", but the social process and governance shift.
The #Fediverse shows both sides of this. It has revived the #openweb, but it also carries the assumptions of the wider culture. Without care, we reproduce the same hierarchies, gatekeeping, and #geekproblem we were trying to escape.
The answer isn't rejection, it's composting, use the #4opens to ask simple questions:
Is the data open? Is the code open? Are the standards open? Most importantly, is the process open?
If not, we're probably looking at another layer of #mainstreaming rather than genuine commons. Let's balance the repeating inherited agendas and start building native grassroots alternatives please.
Here are a few #fediverse folks to follow!
@mntmn - Regular MNT updates
@netbsd - NetBSD Foundation (free unix-like portable OS)
@Aphelion - Prolific Poet: Michelle
@icm - Interim Computer Museum (Seattle)
@lardmotel - Tom Ellard Severed Heads, synths, rabbits
@interlisp - Medley Interslip Project
Please note that @icm is a non-profit charity affiliated with SDF.ORG