Mastodawn

When thinking about shocks, we focus too much on the individual level (insurance, hording, etc) and the government level (seawalls, warnings). We overlook the role of our #socialcapital - the ties that bind us together - which help us survive and thrive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4oY0suwvRQ

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Tommi 🤯1d ago

For the record, here are the other impulsive, spontaneous, unhinged research questions I came up with in 10 minutes of rapid brainstorming, last Wednesday.

How can decentralised, peer-to-peer, and encrypted communication protocols favour the development of autonomous and localised yet federated communities?
What concrete communication technologies can already be adopted to prepare for a post-climate collapse world?
How can practices of networking and collaboration benefit the re-population of rural areas?
What role did the neoliberal progression of tech oligopolies play in the de-politicisation of technology?
How can community-maintained infrastructure serve the needs of all the World’s population?

#researchQuestion #XPUB #XPUBthesis #thesis #socialCapital #networking #netwerking #Web #surfing #Internet #p2p

Tommi 🤯1d ago

Research question prophecy

I am far from actually beginning my research for the thesis I will be writing at @xpub next year. Still, together with my class we are already exploring interests, ideas, and PMOMMs. A pattern should be emerging out of them, outlining our research focus.

Yesterday, as I was chatting with @barbs, I somehow came up with a research question that feels particularly close to me. I am publishing it here for posterity, because I am super curious about how this will evolve over time.

What is the relationship between in-person networking and Web surfing in accruing social capital?

I want to investigate how life crossovers relate with clicking links and surfing the Web. Then, how do the two contribute to growing a person’s (or a community’s) social capital, in the interpretation of the word specific to Bourdieu’s philosophy?

#researchQuestion #XPUB #XPUBthesis #thesis #socialCapital #networking #netwerking #Web #surfing #Internet

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The virtual representation of the mess inside Tommi’s mind

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Daniel P. Aldrich Jun 4

Want to quantitatively measure #socialcapital? Proud of the work that our team with Dean Kyne and Dominic Kyei has done to map bonding, bridging, and linking ties in North America in the Social Capital Index (SoCI)

TL;DR: we've made visible the ties that bind us

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400949850_Development_and_Diffusion_of_the_Social_Capital_Index_SoCI

Daniel P. Aldrich May 24

My book Building Resilience argues that more than aid, wealth, or prepping, our #socialcapital- the connections between us - help us survive and thrive during shocks and disasters
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilience-Capital-Post-Disaster-Recovery-ebook/dp/B008RMK3GO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

Daniel P. Aldrich May 24

We focus too much on the work by individuals to prepare (prepping, hoarding) and the actions of governments (top down policies, gray infrastructure). We miss the critical nature of our #socialcapital - the people that help us survive + thrive during shocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4oY0suwvRQ

Neuroviax Academy May 23

Research shows that remote work productivity is influenced by social capital, which is shaped by relationships, norms, and trust. 📌
Organizations that invest in their social architecture see better long-term performance.
🔗 https://neuroviaxacademy.com/remote-work-productivity-sociology/
RemoteWork #Productivity #SocialCapital

Daniel P. Aldrich May 20

We spent too much time focusing on individual behaviors like prepping and hoarding and on top down activities like gray infrastructure and dams. We need to focus more on our connections and networks - our #socialcapital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4oY0suwvRQ

Pepperberry May 14

When the state fails, the economy does not disappear. It changes form. This essay explains how individuals build resilient personal economies through skills, trust networks, diversified capital, and exit optionality.

Essay 👇
https://reviewsrantsandraves.substack.com/p/the-stateless-economy-building-a

#Economics
#PersonalFinance
#PoliticalEconomy
#StateFragility
#EconomicResilience
#InformalEconomy
#InstitutionalEconomics
#SystemsThinking
#RiskManagement
#SocialCapital
#FinancialCollapse
#CurrencyCollapse
#Geopolitics
#TrustNetworks
#Resilience

Daniel P. Aldrich May 14

During shocks and disasters, what factors help us survive and thrive? In my book Building Resilience I argue that #socialcapital - the ties that build us - are critical, more important than aid, wealth, and physical infrastructure
https://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilience-Capital-Post-Disaster-Recovery/dp/0226012883