Hamish Campbell an #openweb organic intellectual and technologist
Just because you feel attacked doesn’t mean someone is attacking you, sometimes that feeling is worth listening to, it may be telling you that something doesn’t fit with how you currently see the world. But a feeling is not a fact, this matters because much political discussion now begins and ends with personal reactions rather … Continue reading Feelings/facts, stupidindividualism is about peoples role in systems
Part of the shitty mess we’re in comes from the failure of #DIY culture and the rise of #stupidindividualism as the common sense path. #stupidindividualism is completely unscalable in social terms. It fragments, isolates, and exhausts. That isn’t accidental, it’s a classic divide-and-control strategy of the #deathcult. And we need to consciously step away, and … Continue reading The rise of #stupidindividualism as a common sense path
If you’ve ever tried to build something radical, collective, and actually useful, you’ve run into strong #blocking forces. They’re not just annoying, they’re dangerous, structural, and they always show up. This post is about naming those, calling them what they are, and understanding how they’re entangled in the wider problem: The #NGO agenda: Careerism in … Continue reading The roadblocks to change are #Stupidindividualism and the #Deathcult that breeds it
The is real frustration with “solutions” for the #Fediverse leaning toward #stupidindividualism and the normal #deathcult path, especially as these approaches undermine the foundational ethos of the “native” #openweb. What different paths do we need to take: This “native” thinking are based on ideas to anchor the #Fediverse in the principles of mutuality, solidarity, and … Continue reading “Solutions” pushed for the #Fediverse are #stupidindividualism which comes from #deathcult worship
The influence of postmodern thinking among #fashernistas – people more focused on appearances and trends than substance – has eroded the core purpose of activism: fostering positive social change rooted in love, solidarity, and mutual aid. Meanwhile, the rise of a new breed of right-wing “activists” using hate and fear to advance the agenda of … Continue reading The Problem: Postmodernism, Hate, and #StupidIndividualism
One thing we need to emphasize more is that right-wing extremism lacks critical thinking, as conservatism tends to resist openness to alternative paths. Our #mainstreaming #fashionistas — those who mindlessly follow trends — reinforce this mess by promoting this path of #stupidindividualism, where there’s far more “stupid” than actual individuality. The core issue with conservatism … Continue reading Breaking the circle of #stupidindividualism
In the current #sociopolitical landscape, building comradeship and solidarity is needed more than ever. However, the structures of capital and cultural norms are #blocking this path, promoting division and individualism that makes us all more “stupid”. How can we foster a community where #KISS class consciousness thrives? This solidarity and comradeship are meaningful resistance against … Continue reading Solidarity in the era of #stupidindividualism
Q. One difficulty that I personally have with your communication methods is your use of hashtags that convey meaning to the people that already know and use them, but are opaque to someone who doesn’t know what they mean. You end up being only able to communicate with people within your own filter bubble. What … Continue reading Talking about stories and #stupidindividualism
I am not religious, but that does not mean religion is something that can only be dismissed as irrational, stupid or obsolete. There is a useful distinction between believing in a religion and understanding the social, cultural and philosophical work that religion has historically done. This matters for the #OMN because we are interested in … Continue reading Religion, mystery and the #openweb
One of the most useful ways to understand the mess we are in today is to ask a deceptively simple question – what comes first – the individual or the network? #Mainstreaming economics startes with the individual, were sociology, anthropology and related traditions start somewhere else – with relationships, institutions, communities and the social structures … Continue reading The individual, is not, the starting point for the #OMN
Our current working models of “governance” in #opensource are mostly: Monarchy – the dictator for life.Aristocracy – the devs.Oligarchy – NGOs/funders.And way out on the edge: Democracy – the users. We need better governance native to the #openweb. Let’s look at this at a more personal level before the normal wider social view. Yes, in … Continue reading Public conversation about public problems
The current #AI boom is built on a huge contradiction, you can see this in #mainstreaming terms. That AI companies are not paying the real costs of what they consume. They haven’t paid for the copyrighted material they trained on. They haven’t paid the environmental costs of the water and electricity they use. They haven’t … Continue reading Our failure to mediate the mess