DRAFT
The #OMN is a simple project. But simplicity is deceptive, what makes it difficult for many #fashernista and #mainstreaming people is not the code, not the servers, not even the logistics.
The difficulty is that the #OMN is rooted in a different path of human nature.
It isn’t designed to fit the old path of #stupidindividualism. It isn’t built to serve the greed of #dotcons. It isn’t here to bend the knee to the #deathcult.
The #OMN is designed as a transition tool, a bridge to a different path, commons, trust, a living path. Once people arrive, they can build what they like. That’s why the #OMN isn’t just tech, it’s a toolkit for social change and challenge.
#KISS. Keep it simple. Keep it real. I’ve been building this bridge for 20 years, agenst a strong counter flows, we were all pushed off the path when we handed our voices to the #dotcons. When #openweb culture gave way to #stupidindividualism, I was ready to give up.
So I bought a boat and sailed away. #boatingeurope. Not a metaphor – survival. But then came the ActivityPub reboot. The #openweb with the #Fediverse rose again. I came back. Because there was hope. There still is.
And now – five years into this reboot – we face the next predictable crisis: #mainstreaming, the sell-outs, the “respectable voices”, the NGO parasites. It’s normal. It happens to every alt project. And now it’s happening here.
The solution? Compost the mess. Not to attack individuals – most of them aren’t important. What matters are the paths they push us down. Because their “common sense” is the true danger. These are the paths that turn living networks into dusty, dry creeks.
That’s why I keep writing the #hashtag stories: to make these hidden paths visible. So we can see what’s going on. So we can choose differently. Compost the #techshit to grow something real.
I started by saying the #OMN is a simple project, let’s illustrate this with the #OMN Process
- Gather
People, projects, and content come together.
Anyone can publish by trust, share, and tag media.
Use open standards (#4opens, #openweb).
No gatekeepers, just openness mediated by trust.
- Describe
Content is enriched with metadata -tags, descriptions.
Human-readable and machine-readable.
Stories are linked by meaning, not silos.
- Share
Feeds are syndicated (via RSS, ActivityPub, etc.).
Content flows across the network.
Local projects display, remix, and reframe.
- Distribute
Decentralized hosting: many small servers, not one #dotcons.
Mirroring + redundancy = resilience.
No central point of failure.
- Contextualize
Communities add their perspective, framing, and translation.
Different views can co-exist on the same story.
Keeps the commons diverse and contested, not controlled.
- Compost
Bad ideas, #mainstreaming, and #NGO co-option are made visible.
Instead of only deleting, we contextualize and critique.
This “compost” becomes fertile ground for better growth.
- Grow
New media projects emerge from the toolkit.
Each can shape the #OMN path to fit their community.
A living, adaptive commons.
Principles in practice, KISS → tools stay simple, human-readable, small pieces that fit together. #4opens → open data, open code, open process, open standards. Trust-based networks → rooted in commons, not control. Resilience → many weak ties are stronger than one big silo.
The #OMN is not an app you install. It’s a set of processes + tools to move us from isolation to commons, from #dotcons back to #openweb.
https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network
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