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witchescauldronThe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> vs. liberal tokenism in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> tech <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-vs-liberal-tokenism-in-openweb-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-vs-liberal-tokenism-in-openweb-tech/</a> This should not be about reinventing the wheel. We really don’t need another set of guidelines that sound good but change nothing.

Hamish CampbellThe Failure of #Mainstreaming – What Comes Next? It should be painfully obvious by now that all the current #mainstreaming paths have failed. Whether we look at politics, technology, media, or activism, the same patterns emerge, co-option, stagnation, and eventual collapse under their own mess and contradictions. The valid question isn’t whether mainstreaming has failed, it has. The real question is: What do we do about it? This applies just as much to our efforts to reboot the #openweb as it does to broader struggles in the "real […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-failure-of-mainstreaming-what-comes-next/</a>

witchescauldronIt should be easy to see that all that the current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> is failed.The valid question is what to do about this, it's just as relevant in our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> reboot as it is outside in the real world<a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=mainstreaming" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/?s=mainstreaming</a>

Hamish CampbellA guest post – The Mess of the Current #OpenWeb Path: A User’s Experience Setting up a #Mastodon account to move away from supremacist platforms like #Twitter, #Threads, #Bluesky, and #LinkedIn felt like the right step. But almost immediately, I ran into one of the core failures of the so-called #openweb—drastic post length limits, artificial restrictions, and a general lack of usability. At first glance, Mastodon appears no different from the mainstream platforms it’s supposed to replace. With the post lengths, why are we still replicating big tech […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guest-post-the-mess-of-the-current-openweb-path-a-users-experience/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guest-post-the-mess-of-the-current-openweb-path-a-users-experience/</a>

Hamish CampbellBuilding #OGB is about power without #powerpolitics If we want the #openweb to survive and thrive, we need new forms of power, ones that can defend the community and challenge traditional power dynamics without falling into the traps of control, hierarchy, and co-option. The problem is clear: If we follow traditional power politics, which are built on control, manipulation, and exclusion, we will fail. We’ve seen this play out repeatedly, grassroots movements spark change, only to be then sold out and absorbed, neutralized by the […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/building-ogb-is-about-power-without-powerpolitics/</a>

Hamish CampbellThe #4opens vs. liberal tokenism in #openweb tech The "social./bill-of-rights" is a new example of a well-meaning but toothless attempt at defining ethical tech. It’s the same process and project as the #4opens, but framed in a way that’s more palatable to liberal and capitalist interests. The difference? The #4opens isn’t just an appeal to values—it’s a functional way of judging developers and projects. #KISS For those who actually want to build a better #openweb, the real work is here: […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-vs-liberal-tokenism-in-openweb-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-4opens-vs-liberal-tokenism-in-openweb-tech/</a>

hamish campbell<a href="https://rights.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://rights.social</a>./bill-of-rights this is exactly the same project and process as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> just more liberal/capitalist friendly. And no teeth... it's an appeal to people - where the original and much older <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> is that and more importantly it's a way of judging devs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KISS</a>The real thing is here <a href="https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/4opens" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/4opens</a>phhwww... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nothingnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nothingnew</a> comes to mind, though diversity is good, the project needs to link, this is basic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a>

Hamish CampbellComposting the mess We do need to share a sharp critique, that funding structures shape (and often stall) #openweb development. The argument is that #NGO funding models divert energy away from real grassroots alternatives, pushing projects into bureaucratic traps rather than fostering a thriving #DIY culture. With, paranoid individualism which stems from #stupidindividualism, a byproduct of the #deathcult’s mainstream influence. NGO funding traps devour alternatives, replacing them with sanitized, […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-the-mess-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/composting-the-mess-2/</a>

hamish campbellThe indieweb is strongly individualism, where the Fediverse is more community based, though says it’s individualism to get <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> outreach (white lie).indieweb is a good fit for capitalism Fediverse is (as of now) a bad fit for capitalismSo it depends on your (mostly unspoken) view on politics. In this they use overlapping tech but for different use, they are both <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> native.

witchescauldronA part of this might be that it’s interesting to see that the right-wing are picking up the real problems and mess on the left and then using it to forward their own ideological agenda. The need for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/netiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#netiquette</a> to mediate hostility on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/</a>

witchescauldronThe issue with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> tech developmentThe failure of many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> projects is a failure to move from theory to practice. The issue is that developers work in isolation, disconnected from grassroots needs, and get lost in perfectionism rather than delivering functional prototypes.The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geekproblem</a> dominates, many coders prioritize control, abstract debates, or self-contained experiments over practical, usable tools for real-world communities. This is why projects stall: they are not built with activists in mind. Meanwhile, centralized platforms continue to consolidate power, because they offer simple, accessible, and functional solutions, despite their deep flaws.To break this cycle, we need: * Practical iteration—build rough, working solutions rather than endless theorizing. * <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> culture—embrace open process, standards, and real collaboration. * Bridging solutions—tech that activists can actually use, not just developer-driven experiments. * Funding models beyond <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGO</a> traps—so projects remain independent and sustainable.The fight for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> is not only about resisting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> but creating alternatives people can and will use. Can we move beyond abstraction and actually make history?

witchescauldronDevelopment - Next Steps for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> (Open Governance Body) is a native <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> project to enable decentralized, transparent governance for grassroots media and activist networks. However, like many open projects, it faces significant development roadblocks.Currently, the challenge is moving beyond theory into implementation. The stalled dev work at <a href="http://unite.openworlds.info" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://unite.openworlds.info</a> highlights the common issue: lack of dedicated developer focus. The problem isn’t just writing code; it’s building a bridge between activist needs and functional, people-friendly tools. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geekproblem</a> looms large, developers work in isolation, disconnected from real-world social movements, or they get caught in perfectionism instead of delivering working prototypes.What <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OGB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OGB</a> needs is practical iteration: a rough, working proof of concept, rather than endlessly debating the ideal model. The project requires coders willing to work openly, embracing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a> (open source, open standards, open process, open data). The biggest blocker? A culture that prioritizes control over collaboration.

witchescauldronThe development side of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakingHistory</a>Building radical alternatives is not just about ideas—it’s about infrastructure. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makeinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#makeinghistory</a> project is grounded in the messy, often frustrating work of creating tools that actually function for real communities. We’ve spent decades watching <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> centralize power while open projects stumble due to lack of focus, infighting, or simply being too obscure for everyday use.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Makinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Makinghistory</a> means stepping outside the cycle of dead-end open-source projects that never reach real people. We need bridging solutions, funding models outside the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NGO</a> trap, and devs who understand grassroots needs. It’s not about innovation for its own sake, it’s about making the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> function better as a lived alternative.This is where the real fight is. Not in reaction, not in abstraction, but in building tools people can and will use.

witchescauldronThe development of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndymediaBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndymediaBack</a>The reboot of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indymedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indymedia</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndymediaBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndymediaBack</a>) is about reclaiming grassroots, open, and radical media infrastructure outside of the control of corporate platforms and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a>. However, the development side has stalled due to the same issues that have stalled other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> projects, lack of sustained coder engagement, resistance in centralized funding, and the dominance of closed silos.The challenge is building tech that works for activists, not just developers. The original Indymedia relied on early open-source tools. This means moving beyond tech-fetishist projects that scratch a developer’s itch while ignoring real-world community.A trust-based federated publishing network is the goal. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OMN</a> (Open Media Network) framework already outlines how to create syndicated media flows using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/4opens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4opens</a>. The stalled dev site at <a href="http://unite.openworlds.info" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://unite.openworlds.info</a> needs committed developers who care about media as a movement, not just a tech experiment.Without serious investment in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a>, people-friendly, open-source alternatives, activists will remain trapped inside the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> of social media platforms. The question is: can we finally push through the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geekproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geekproblem</a> and make this happen?

Hamish CampbellWhat software do activists need? The core problem for the last 20 years has been that most activists were locked into #dotcons (corporate social media silos) because open alternatives were either too difficult to use, lack network effects, or fail to meet their practical needs. With the current reboot of the #openweb with the #fedivers based on #ActivityPub has already taken a step away from this mess. Here’s what’s needed from a software development perspective to break out of this mess. Open & accessible publishing […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/what-software-do-activists-need/</a>

witchescauldronCapitalist paths have shaped wide spaces in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> into a landscape to prioritize profit over public good, leading to the current mess of exploitation, centralization, surveillance, and inequality we face today. Capitalism is the logic of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/capitalism-is-the-logic-of-the-dotcons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/capitalism-is-the-logic-of-the-dotcons/</a>

Ecologia Digital"No real commitment from “allies”, the move to the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> was ignored by the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> left who stay on the <a href="https://mato.social/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a>…The liberal crowd loves theory, but often won’t do the hard work of actually shifting paradigms, this leaves in place structural hostility to <a href="https://mato.social/tags/DIYCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIYCulture</a>, PEOPLE ARE SO TRAINED TO CONSUME RATHER THAN CREATE & MAINTAIN that even the “alternative” spaces get stuck replicating the same individualist consumption patterns." From: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eliasulrich</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/114245314539691549" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hachyderm.io/@eliasulrich/114245314539691549</a>

Hamish CampbellThe #mainstreaming mess The #mainstreaming project is visibly failing. Worse, it is set to catastrophically fail over the next 30 years as #climatechaos escalates. The signs are everywhere: environmental collapse, political instability, and the hollow nature of mainstream culture. Yet, large parts of liberal society continue to bow to the #deathcult, a path of power, greed, and control over life, community, and sustainability. The end result we can now clearly see is the rule of big, dumb, ugly men with guns, a […] <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/the-mainstreaming-mess/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/the-mainstreaming-mess/</a>

Xamanismo Coletivo"The <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> codebase is an example here, it was designed by copying the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a>, so the fundamental social architecture reinforces <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stupidindividualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stupidindividualism</a> rather than community building. Instead of nurturing federated, collective spaces, it encourages a kind of fragmented, isolated posting, which is why it struggles to grow meaningful movements.No real commitment from “allies”, the move to the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openweb</a> was ignored by the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/mainstreaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mainstreaming</a> left who stay on the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dotcons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotcons</a> even though they are evil. The liberal crowd loves theory, but often won’t do the hard, unglamorous work of actually shifting paradigms, this leaves in place structural hostility to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DIY</a> Culture, PEOPLE ARE SO TRAINED TO CONSUME RATHER THAN CREATE AND MAINTAIN that even the “alternative” spaces get stuck replicating the same individualist consumption patterns."<a href="https://mastodon.social/@hamishcampbell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hamishcampbell</a> <a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/maybe-its-time-to-stop-trying-to-fix-broken-tools-to-build-with-a-truly-native-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hamishcampbell.com/maybe-its-time-to-stop-trying-to-fix-broken-tools-to-build-with-a-truly-native-approach/</a>

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