Challenging “liberal trolls” and #encryptionist blindness https://hamishcampbell.com/challenging-liberal-trolls-encryptionist-blindness-for-the-broader-openweb/ the path of the #openweb depends on striking a balance between openness and security, grassroots experimentation and mainstream scalability, and decentralization and coordination.
Comparing Decentralized Social Protocols: Why ActivityPub (Fediverse) is the Best Choice Over Bluesky (AtProto) and Nostr
The #socialweb is shifting away from corporate-controlled paths like #Twitter and #Facebook toward decentralized, more #DIY alternatives. The idea is simple: instead of a single company having control, decentralized protocols allow different platforms to connect while giving people the power to shape and control their digital paths. Three major decentralized protocols have emerged: Fediverse (#ActivityPub) – The most established and widely used, forming a "native" backbone of the […]Let’s at least try to compost the mess.
We’ve wasted billions on #encryptionist fantasies, spent 20 years lost in the #dotcons, and now? The #Titcock generation is locked in algorithmic zombification, while 40 years of dead ideology still rules as “common sense.”
"What is to be done?" The answer isn’t another tech utopianism or individualist escape hatch. It’s about affinity groups, actual social movements, and using the #4opens to sort what’s worth pissing on to compost both figuratively and literally, every little bit helps the rot break down the #techshit into something useful.
#stupidindividualism is the real blocker, the key takeaway, we don’t need lone "smart" people solving things, we need movements.
The critical points between governance, activism, and the ideological underpinnings of #FOSS, #opensource, and the #openweb. The problem, governance without “politics”. #FOSS and #opensource often ignore and block politics, leading to governance models resembling feudalism where “better kings” may emerge, but the underlying structure remains inequitable. Without addressing systemic issues, projects replicate the very power imbalances they aim to escape.
A solution can be found in #4opens and #OGB, this creates a permissionless path, framework for decentralized, equitable governance. The Open Governance Body (#OGB) fosters participatory decision-making, breaking away from feudal hierarchies and cultivating more of a balance of collective ownership. The path is building together, the Open Media Network (#OMN) embodies this ethos by emphasizing “you and me” over “just me.” A core part of this path is that activist media must embrace discomfort as a catalyst for change, balancing inspiration, information, and critique to challenge the status quo.
Decentralization is a post-capitalist concept, as decentralization eliminates middlemen, undermining the foundations of capitalism. However, capitalism co-opts decentralization, selling illusions while embedding scarcity (e.g., #encryptionist projects). Recognizing and resisting this is vital to preserving the #openweb. Composting the shit, current activism often worsens the “shit pile” by pouring misaligned efforts and unclear priorities into an already broken paths. Instead, we need shovels for composting—tools and frameworks like #OMN and the #4opens to transform waste into fertile ground for radical change.
A world in flux, old paths are gone, there’s no going back, reboots are imminent—social upheavals (#Trump, #Brexit) and environmental crises signal the need for systemic transformation. The #4opens promote transparency, participation, and shared ownership. By contrast, the #4closed represent secrecy, exclusivity, control, and commodification—aligning with the #dotcons and the #deathcult’s vision of the future. Words as power, the spell of repetition, the #4opens is more than a mantra, it’s a way of embedding ethical, decentralized values into public consciousness. This “spell” counters the pervasive narratives of the #4closed and offers a tangible path for the needed transformation.
