I'm getting all my old #rare #books finally relisted at #eBay this month, and I've got a great one to share today, a #1stPrinting (American) of British literary pioneer #JohnFowles' 1963 debut, #TheCollector. Considered one of the foundational texts of the #Postmodernist artistic movement, it's priced at $100 or your best offer to reflect its importance to literary history.
The Fediverse is a step
It as to be said, most people don't have a clue what I am talking about, so let's do a brief breakdown of the #KISS structural problems of centralized platforms and how they warp and shape all our social interactions. And with this problem we need to highlight how this ties directly into the #geekproblem, #4opens, and the broader issues of #dotcons and digital feudalism. Key issues: Centralization breeds #feudalism. One big virtual server means a few people have all the power while the rest […]
The tech world is in a state of chaos and dysfunction
People don't like to talk about how the tech world is worshipping a #deatcult to push a state of chaos and dysfunction. It's KISS That we need to compost this mess, but to do this we need to reckon with the consequences of our past decisions to understand how we arrived at this. Over the past four decades, there has been an intertwining of #postmodernist social thinking and #neoliberal economic planing. This marriage of #ideologies led to fractured social values and pushed out of sight the […]https://hamishcampbell.com/the-tech-world-is-in-a-state-of-chaos-and-dysfunction/
The tech world is in a state of chaos and dysfunction, to compost this mess it's crucial that we reckon with the consequences of our past decisions to understand how we arrived at this point.
Over the past four decades, there has been an intertwining of #postmodernist social thinking and #neoliberal economic ideology. This marriage of #ideologies has fractured societal values and pushed down ideological divides, leading to righting polarization and dysfunction in both politics and technology.
In the realm of technology, this has translated into the proliferation of centralized platforms and the erosion of community. We've witnessed the rise of platforms that push profit over people's well-being, exacerbating societal divisions and amplifying disinformation and hate speech.
As we confront existential threats like #climatechange and ecological degradation, it's imperative that we acknowledge our role in shaping the current reality. For forty years, we've marched down this dark path, shaping our "human nature" through collective choices and actions.
The next four decades will be marked by hardship and suffering as we grapple with the consequences of our actions. But we must take responsibility for charting a new course forward. It's time to reject the poisoned philosophies and dogmatic economic doctrines that have brought us to this precipice.
We must reclaim agency over our collective future and commit to a path of social healing, reconciliation, and renewal. This begins with the first step of acknowledging our complicity in creating this mess and embracing the power of collective action and solidarity.
Let's try please not to just push mess back at this text. It's essential not to view this social thinking as an individualistic moral judgment. The effectiveness of postmodernism and neoliberalism in achieving their goals is evident, the judgment lies in our collective choice of path.
The disintegration of social norms and the widening gap between the rich and the poor are natural outcomes of the path we've chosen over the last four decades. It's not just about moral judgment; it's about recognizing the consequences of our choices and taking steps to course correct towards a more just, equitable, and sustainable future. And away from the current "common sense" mess.
The intertwining of ##postmodernist social thinking and ##neoliberal economic ideology over the past four decades has laid the groundwork for the turbulent state of contemporary politics and the social chaos evident in our digital ecosystems (#dotcons)
This marriage of ideologies led to a fracturing of societal values and a narrowing of ideological divides, resulting in the polarization and dysfunction we witness in both right and left-wing politics. In the realm of technology, this has manifested in the proliferation of centralized platforms and the erosion of community.
For forty years, we’ve marched down this dark path, “unwittingly” shaping our current “human nature” through our collective choices and actions. Now, as we confront the existential threats posed by ##climatechaos and ecological degradation, we must reckon with the consequences of our past decisions.
The next four decades will undoubtedly be marked by hardship, suffering, and loss as we grapple with the consequences of our actions. We must acknowledge our role in shaping this grim reality and take responsibility for charting a new course forward.
It’s time to reject the poisoned philosophies and economic doctrines that have brought us to this precipice. We must reclaim agency over our collective future and commit to a path of social healing, reconciliation, and renewal.
Acknowledging our complicity in creating this mess is the first step towards redemption. It’s time to embrace the power of ##openweb collective action and solidarity, working together to build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world for generations to come.
It’s important not to just see this social thinking as simply an individualistic moral judgment, this would be using the current mess to judge the current mess. This is a hopeless path to walk down, and would only lead to the pushing of more mess. Please try not to take this path, thanks.
And am not saying that these ways of thinking are not working as intended, they obviously are. Postmodernism has been used to disintegrate social norms that bind society together, it has done this. Neoliberalism has been used to divide the rich and the poor, it has done this. The moral judgment is not in the effectiveness of these paths but in our choice of path.
Together, social disintegration has lubricated the pushing of the divide between the rich and the poor to the extremes that are growing today. It’s important not to simple see this as a moral judgment, as it’s a natural outcome of the path we have chosen to walk over the last 40 years, the moral judgment is the on the path we have chosen.
https://hamishcampbell.com/we-must-reckon-with-the-consequences-of-our-past-decisions/
I didn't engage in social media for a long time because I was an English #teacher, which meant I saw firsthand how toxic social media was for many kids (and I didn't want students snooping on me). Now I'm in my early forties and work as #union representative.
I'm disoriented by and fearful of social media, but I stumbled upon Mastodon a few weeks ago, and I've loved it so far. I'm here to learn. I'm looking for people who have a niche love of #postmodern literary and political theory and read #postmodernist authors like #PercivalEverett, #FredricJameson, #Lyotard, etc. Though I'm not very productive, I like to consider myself an #indiereseacher (a term I recently learned here!) who reads lit crit research for fun and listens to lit crit podcasts like #horrorvanguard.
I attend a #UnitarianUniversalist church. I live in Eastern #massachusetts. I try to live with #radicalrespect for myself and others.
Jason Pettus 
Lars
Susan Maxwell @ BdR
#OMN (Open Media Network)
Liberal Currents
witchescauldron
Peter OS