I wrote this 5 years ago before the #Fediverse took off.

We have a class problem that needs attention. A large part of the privileged (empowered) world has spent the last 10+ years posting memes, outrage and identity signals on #failbook - helping build #dotcons into incredibly powerful systems of social control.

This is uncomfortable, but we need to be honest about it. The problem is not just “them” - it is also the participation of people who had the resources, education and influence to build something different but instead fed the systems that now shape public culture.

A class with power has a responsibility to look at how that power is used. The #openweb alternative is not more outrage inside closed platforms. It is rebuilding spaces based on participation, trust, transparency and shared ownership.

We need to look at ourselves and act.

Urgently.

#OMN #4opens #openweb

@mirabilos @bunbury @rustfoundation

"I'll take 'Large Organizations Not Understanding what the #Fediverse is Comprised Of' for $1,000, Alex!"

(Jeopardy reference, for those not familiar with it. RIP Alex Trebek)

(For the other side of "not in the know," the Fediverse is comprised of #idealists, #anarchists, and peaceful #revolutionaries. That is who we are.)

@jmaris bit more than that, have been involved in a grassroots sense in #EU tech policy to do with the #Fediverse for the last 5 years.

Good first step is to read the articles https://hamishcampbell.com/the-eu-opportunity-and-danger-what-grassroots-projects-can-offer/ for this needed different view.

@funk Hey, willkommen im #Fediverse bei den coolen Kids! 😎👍

New masto-fe:
++ better dark hi-contrast mode.
++ 1-7 focus columns don't move to the top, 0 does! You can keyboard-warrior it! jk work fine.
+ alt text being 10K should help a lot, when I post whole textbook pages.

-- column scroll bars are narrower. They do look more readable even without my stupidcomments.css hacks.
-- left column is just as obnoxious as ever, my hacks are still needed.

#mastodon #fediverse

@funfacts Dann melde ich mich mal mit:
Zweiter! 😄

Das #Fediverse ist schon eine coole Nummer. 👍

@morpheus Sehr schön, dass Du Deine Videos jetzt auch im #Fediverse veröffentlichst. 👍

@yodabytz why not reboot it with modern tech - would have been growing the #4opens data soup.

#fediverse #indymediaback

@evan

#NGO people lots of them... so please try and balance this for the #Fediverse

Today’s the day, folks!

Boost, share, and pass this around. Let everyone know!

#mastodon #pixelfed #signal #friendica #peertube #loops #fediverse

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Jonathan Perkel posted this over on FB and I love it so much I had to repost. I can't find him over here in the #fediverse so far? The post was titled "stuff we did when we were 12" or something like that. And I really want to throw this into a fancy B/X melee simulator... 😄

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A hand-written list of all the "parties" in "Keep on the Borderlands" for the "lawful" and "chaotic" sides. For a giant war game, presumably.