Most activism lives in the tension between the fluffy and the spiky. This dynamic debate is what drives real progressive change and challenge. But when either side becomes dogmatic, it blocks the possibility — and necessity — of change.
Our default behaviour is to shut down this debate. And in doing so, we’re actively blocking the change we claim to seek.
Refocusing on activism, both on how to change things, and how to get better at changing things. Both are valid, both are needed, and both are essential for any real transformation to happen.
Composting the ongoing mess, to do that, we need tools. And since so much of our lives now exist online, we need web-based tools to do the job. Check out: https://unite.openworlds.info/explore/repos These are examples of #4opens “shovels” — tools we can use for this vital composting work.
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