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Hamish CampbellNot to punish the individuals, but to highlight the groups to compost One of the most corrosive problems on the path to rebooting the #openweb is the nasty, unconscious blocking that seeps through all #mainstreaming and careerist #NGO spaces. It’s not usually overt, it doesn’t come with a clear “no.” It comes with silence, with being ignored. With polite nods and a quick pivot back to safe, fundable, middle-of-the-road ideas that don’t rock the boat. This is how real change is smothered, how compost we need becomes concrete we are trying to break […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/not-to-punish-the-individuals-but-to-highlight-the-groups-to-compost/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/not-to-punish-the-individuals-but-to-highlight-the-groups-to-compost/</a>

witchescauldronThe problem we face is simple and brutal: the right-wing swallows anything we say, digests it through their machine, and spits it back as bland, weaponised social shit. Every radical idea gets stripped of meaning and served up as more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> slop.That’s why we need tools they can’t easily co-opt. Systems and language they can’t just regurgitate into empty right-wing talking points. This is where the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hashtag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtag</a> storytelling come in — it makes ideological hijacking hard, stinky, and uncomfortable for them.This is real composting: breaking down the mess, feeding the soil, and growing native paths, that are grounded, and unpalatable to power plays of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nastyfew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nastyfew</a> and there worshipping acolytes.

Hamish CampbellFrom unstoppable slop, to #enshittification the #FT on the internet mess #Mainstreaming talk about the internet so often completely misses the point, yep, it’s the FT so no surprise there. The actual internet, the one we built before the takeover, is a culture of #4opens protocols, stitched together with moth-eaten mythologies and messy traditions. It was never clean or pure, but it was ours. What this guy in the article is describing isn’t the internet, it’s the #dotcons layer that’s been built on top of that original infrastructure. Worse, it's one we […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/from-unstoppable-slop-to-enshittification-the-ft-on-the-internet-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/from-unstoppable-slop-to-enshittification-the-ft-on-the-internet-mess/</a>

Hamish CampbellA letter from the margins of the #openweb All the #OMN projects I’ve worked on over the years, from #OGB to #indymediaback, are not directly about social change. They are about creating the possibility of social change. A subtle, but critical difference. We don’t claim to have the answers. What we do offer are tools, networks, and processes that make it easier for people to imagine that the world can be different, and then help them to take the first step. Yet here's the mess that keeps being pushed over us. We are told this […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-letter-from-the-margins-of-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/a-letter-from-the-margins-of-the-openweb/</a>

Hamish CampbellAdapting to #climatechaos in a post-1.5°C world The climate crisis is no longer tomorrow’s problem, it’s reshaping our world now. As we pass the 1.5°C threshold, the impacts are rippling through every layer of society. One group who will increasingly highlight this is the insurance industry. We already see the growing unease inside the insurance world as companies begin quietly pulling out of risky areas. From Florida’s hurricane-prone coast to California’s fire-ravaged interior, entire regions are being labelled uninsurable. […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/adapting-to-climatechaos-in-a-post-1-5c-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/adapting-to-climatechaos-in-a-post-1-5c-world/</a>

Hamish CampbellFinding a path in a messy world Let’s get this out of the way, most new tech projects are pointless. That’s not an insult, it’s a cultural symptom. People are pushing things not because they’re useful, but because they can. And when every shovel is used to dig holes in sand, we’re not building anything, we’re flailing. From this experience, let’s build culture, not just code, because here's the hard truth, we’re losing the reboot of the #openweb by failing to nurture it. Yes, #mainstreaming people are […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/finding-a-path-in-a-messy-world/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/finding-a-path-in-a-messy-world/</a>

Hamish Campbell“Climate Realism” It's pastime more people raised their heads, the Council on Foreign Relations (#CFR)—the think tank of the U.S. political establishment, just published a new statement calling for what they call “Climate Realism.” This is a slick repackaging of old imperial dogmas for a world that’s catching fire. The same #neoliberalism mess in a fresh suit, t the priests' sermon. 1.5°C Is Dead - And they admit it, to their credit, CFR doesn’t sugarcoat the situation. They finally acknowledge […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/climate-realism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/climate-realism/</a>

hamish campbell<a href="https://floss.social/@multifact" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@multifact</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@AlexHinojo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AlexHinojo</a> <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EUCommission</a> Yep the is a lot of mess in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> path, how can we talk to these people so that they might hear what we have to say?

Hamish CampbellOn being a prat in tech and social spaces (Yes, this is likely about you 😘) From where I’m standing, a lot of people are being absolute prats when it comes to social and technological issues. That should be obvious… but clearly, it’s not. We’ve got two basic paths here: #Block everything you don’t like. Predictably, this just creates more prat-ish behaviour and pushes us all deeper into toxic bubbles. Ask questions. Grow. Listen. Respond. This reduces prat-ish behaviour — over time, maybe even composts it into something useful. Now, in the era of […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/on-being-a-prat-in-tech-and-social-spaces-yes-this-is-likely-about-you-%f0%9f%98%98/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/on-being-a-prat-in-tech-and-social-spaces-yes-this-is-likely-about-you-%f0%9f%98%98/</a>

Hamish CampbellCan people engage with the #4opens process? The #4opens is a completely obverse social restating of the #FOSS development model — but with a critical edition: The return of #openprocess, something we’ve lost over the last 10 years due to our reliance on encrypted chat.With this in mind, what is still #blocking the #openweb reboot? One thing I’ve learned from the last five years of the #openweb reboot is this: The #geekproblem is inadequate for the scale of change and challenge we face. Currently, the #geekproblem is a HARD […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/can-people-engage-with-the-4opens-process/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/can-people-engage-with-the-4opens-process/</a>

witchescauldronTackling the challenges of bureaucracy and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> inertia. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EU</a> bureaucracy in tech funding <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/how-to-work-eu-bureaucracy-in-tech-funding/</a>

Hamish CampbellThis is what the #OGB is aiming for The leadership model of the #Fediverse has long mirrored the "aristocracy" of many open-source projects. At the centre stands the developer "king", a benevolent dictator model that, while functional to a point, is fundamentally limited. Now, we see a shift towards the #NGO-style of governance, and ironically, this may be an even worse model. Let’s be honest: the day-to-day of the Fediverse is more like elephants stampeding while people throw paper planes at each other. It’s messy, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-what-the-ogb-is-aiming-for/</a>

witchescauldronBreaking free from the mess, understanding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hashtags</a> bring clarity, a rejection of the confusion and stagnation that has kept us locked into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> dogma. Decoding the Hashtags: A Roadmap for Social Change <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/decoding-the-hashtags-a-roadmap-for-social-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/decoding-the-hashtags-a-roadmap-for-social-change/</a>

witchescauldronThis isn’t only a negative fight, it’s a positive necessity. The world built by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deathcult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deathcult</a> is falling apart. Escaping the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mainstreaming</a> Mess: A Call to Real Change <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/escaping-the-mainstreaming-mess-a-call-to-real-change/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/escaping-the-mainstreaming-mess-a-call-to-real-change/</a>

Hamish CampbellNews, the signal-to-noise mess Almost all our posting in the #openweb and in the #dotcons in response to #mainstreaming news is noise. It’s reactive, fragmented, performative. We scroll, we rage, we boost, we dunk, but we don’t build. Sometimes, someone posts something thoughtful, something deep, meaningful. But it vanishes in the churn. The system is designed this way. Even on our #openweb, where we have more autonomy, we are mirroring this spectacle path, feeding it attention, reposting its narratives, amplifying […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/news-the-signal-to-noise-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/news-the-signal-to-noise-mess/</a>

hamish campbellAlmost all our posting here and in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> in reflection to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> news is noise. We don't have much of a place for signal yet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a>

Hamish CampbellRegime change in the west There’s a "normal" dangerous illusion still clinging to liberal democracies: that we’re in a time of political turbulence, but the foundations remain intact. That, somehow, we’ll "course correct." But this need to be seen as blinded thinking. What is obvious is that we’re actually experiencing is regime change, not in some distant land, but right here in the West. And it’s not coming from tanks or coups, but through the ballot box, boardrooms, social media algorithms, and #NGO […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/regime-change-in-the-west/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/regime-change-in-the-west/</a>

Hamish CampbellMainstreaming: Building Grassroots Balance Our history of involvement in #EU digital outreach and policy meetings has made one thing starkly clear, our #openweb is deeply entangled in the process of #mainstreaming, a messy, often co-optive dynamic where grassroots voices are softened, diluted, and redirected into bureaucracy, then in the end they are simply #blocked. Yes, while there is value in taking part, it's also a wake-up call. The push to shape digital paths from above is strong. But without active grassroots alternatives, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-building-grassroots-balance/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-building-grassroots-balance/</a>

witchescauldronThe key takeaway of the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> is that we must actively build alternative structures—not just critique the existing mess. Way late, but better than never <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/way-late-but-better-than-never/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/way-late-but-better-than-never/</a>

Hamish CampbellThe old systems are visibly broken We are living through a deep crisis, not just of environment, economy, or governance, but of imagination and the will to live. The old systems are visibly broken, the #IPCC reports confirm what many already feel, we are trapped inside a #deathcult, and #mainstreaming culture offers only distraction, careerism, and status games for isolated individuals. There is no hope there. But hope is not some fluffy optimism, it's a social force. And in every grassroots, federated, DIY tech project, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-old-systems-are-visibly-broken/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-old-systems-are-visibly-broken/</a>

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