Tag: OpenAI

The #dotcons drained the VC swamp and now guzzle from the mainstream corporate socialism

In the USA #techshit mess, #OpenAI is busy wrapping itself in the stars and stripes, pushing the fantasy of “democratic AI” while the democracy fig leaf is collapsing. This isn’t democracy – it’s branding. It’s the normal Silicon Valley laundering greed through the American imperialism.

The #nastyfew, Sam Altman, Larry Ellison, Masayoshi Son, and the Saudis will do fine. They’ll gorge on taxpayer, subsides, pouring billions down the drain, just like the political as normal boondoggles – the useless littoral ships, the Foxconn ghost factory. It’s all the same scam: shovel public money into private pockets, call it progress, leave wreckage behind.

This is the everyday #deathcult at work. The language of freedom and democracy is hollow, with the smoke and mirrors hiding corporate profit motives, sprayed in red, white, and blue gloss. They were never building tools for people, they’re entrenching power, exporting Silicon Valley’s #dotcons extraction model under state sanction.

The rest of us? We get the surveillance, the climate wreckage, the bill. The only thing “democratic” about this current #AI path is how widely the costs will be socialized while the profits remain privatized.

Pushing back AI hype and building better futures

We don’t need more Silicon Valley scams draped in flags. We don’t need “democratic AI” pushing billionaire control. What we need is a living alternative: the #OMN path.

The #OpenMediaNetwork isn’t built on subsidies for the #nastyfew, it’s built on trust, transparency, and tools for the many. It’s messy, human, and alive, rejecting the hollow language of branding and growing on the grounded: #4opens for media, code, governance, and community.

The #OMN path says: we don’t wait for corporations to drip-feed us “freedom” while chaining us with surveillance. We build our own networks. We create media that resists capture. We code grassroots protocols that put groups first, not extractive markets first. We reclaim the #openweb as commons, not a slave plantation.

This is the real “democracy” they are terrified about, and why they keep pushing their stage-managed branding exercise. We need instead people creating together, federating, refusing capture, building resilience in the cracks of the failing empire. The #deathcult is extraction, distraction, and decay. The #OMN is life, connection, and power in our hands. The choice is simple. Which side are you on?

The #dotcons sell us lies.
Shiny apps. Smooth words. Addictive feeds.
It’s branded corporate greed wrapped in a digital addiction –
the drug of distraction, sold to us as “connection.”

The #nastyfew billionaires gorge.
They own the servers, the wires, the algorithms.
They gorge on our clicks, our labour, our lives.
And the rest of us pay.

We pay in surveillance.
We pay in broken trust.
We pay in climate wreckage,
while their jets and data centres burn the sky.
The bill is dumped in our laps.
That’s the #deathcult we worship.

But we have a choice.
If we choose a different path,
we don’t need their tools.
We don’t need their lies.
We don’t need their cages.

We build our own.
Messy, raw, imperfect – but ours.
That’s the #4opens. That’s the #OMN path.

Not for the market. For the people.
Not top-down. Ground-up.
Group-first. Trust-first. Messy, real, alive.

This is democracy they cannot script.
This is media they cannot buy.
This is the #openweb commons,
we create together, not consume alone.

The choice is simple.
Kneel to the #dotcons.
Or rise, and build the #openweb.

The #Fediverse is native to anti-common-sense governance

My perspective is shaped by years of hands-on experience, weaving together grassroots activism, technology, governance, and the growing crisis of #climatechaos leading to social collapse. On this “native” Alt path, I highlight the failures of liberal #foundation models, which often start with good intentions but inevitably lead community-driven projects into the hands of corporate interests, diverting resources toward maintaining the status quo rather than driving real social change.

Take #OpenAI as an example: originally championing openness, it quickly shifted toward closed, profit-driven models once corporate interests took hold. This is a pattern of capture, often pushed by #fashionista agendas, where grassroots energy is co-opted and repurposed to reinforce existing power structures.

Why governance matters: Resisting centralization & co-option. To counter this, we need governance models that resist centralization and remain rooted in bottom-up, DIY approaches. This is where #OGB (Open Governance Body) and #DIY become tools of resistance and grassroots empowerment.

The #OGB path aligns with the ethos of the Fediverse, prioritizing non-elitism, democratic participation, and simplicity. By following #KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) principles, we create governance that is accessible, adaptable, and grows organically—rather than being imposed from above.

The Fediverse is a template for the future, unlike corporate-controlled platforms like Facebook and Twitter, which impose governance designed to serve profit over social good, decentralized networks like the Fediverse provide space for experimentation with participatory, community-driven governance.

This opens up opportunities for anti-“common sense” tools, such as reputation networks, which build trust through human connections rather than encryption-based paranoia. Moving away from “trust nobody” models toward community-focused trust systems allows us to foster resilience rather than fear. The Fediverse, with its anarchistic roots, offers a sandbox for developing governance models that could influence the broader #openweb movement to challenge the #deathcult mentality

Social collapse, fueled by #climatechaos and the prioritization of short-term profits over long-term survival, defines the “deathcult” mindset. Examples include: Governments doubling down on fossil fuels despite overwhelming evidence of climate catastrophe. Corporate greenwashing, where unsustainable practices are deceptively marketed as solutions.

To challenge this, we need tools that emphasize simplicity and accessibility. The #OMN (Open Media Network) follows this principle, ensuring that its systems remain open and easy to use. The #4opens provide a foundation for transparency and trust, which are crucial in resisting co-option and capture. Practical Steps we can take:

  • Reputation-based trust systems → Prioritizing human connections over algorithms, strengthening real-world communities.
  • Human-readable governance → Avoiding jargon-heavy, overly technical solutions to keep participation inclusive.
  • Keeping it #KISS → Simplicity prevents alienation and ensures broader engagement in the movement.

The fight against the #deathcult is not just about technology, it’s about reclaiming governance, community, and resilience. Let’s build systems that work for us, not against us.