Dom PatesFeb 21
Fascinating and generous piece from @[email protected] on the ethical dilemmas inherent in technologies, particularly focused on GenAI/LLMs and ‘strawman’ arguments against not using them. #transitionism #DigitalEthics

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Dom PatesOct 2
An hour of music radio all about #RenewableEnergies, you say? Of course you want to tune in! D1 Radio Hour tonight, live on ttns.uk at 23:00 (UK time) with a set entirely dedicated to solar, wind, waves (oh yes, and batteries). Join us in the chatroom if you can. #transitionism
Dom PatesOct 2

An hour of music radio all about #RenewableEnergies, you say? Of course you want to tune in!

D1 Radio Hour tonight, live on ttns.uk at 23:00 (UK time) with a set entirely dedicated to solar, wind, waves (oh yes, and batteries).

Join us in the chatroom if you can.

#transitionism

Dom PatesMar 10, 2025
‘The left needs its own version of techno-optimism | Amana Fontanella-Khan | The Guardian’ An interesting perspective and a worthy initiative by @theguardian.com. Agree? #transitionism

The left needs its own version...
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Dom PatesMar 10, 2025

‘The left needs its own version of techno-optimism | Amana Fontanella-Khan | The Guardian’

An interesting perspective and a worthy initiative by @theguardian.com. Agree?

#transitionism

Dom PatesMay 30, 2024

‘The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato’ #transitionism

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/ugly-truth-ai-chatgpt-guzzling-resources-environment

The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates

Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato

The Guardian
Dom PatesMay 5, 2024

‘We Need To Rewild The Internet’

Powerful essay arguing for a ‘rewinding’ of the Internet. Lots of food for thought here.

#transitionism

https://www.noemamag.com/we-need-to-rewild-the-internet

We Need To Rewild The Internet 

The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists.

NOEMA
Dom PatesMar 9, 2024

‘The Science Fiction of the 1900s - by Karl Schroeder’

Both a fascinating way of how we thought of the future in the past and we can think better of the future in the present.

#transitionism

https://kschroeder.substack.com/p/the-science-fiction-of-the-1900s

The Science Fiction of the 1900s

It's time to talk about what we're done with

Unapocalyptic
Dom PatesJan 9, 2024

‘War gave us the Red Cross. Now climate disaster means we need a Green Cross too’ | Lorenzo Marsili | #transitionism #GreenCross

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/09/war-red-cross-green-climate-disasters

War gave us the Red Cross. Now climate disaster means we need a Green Cross too

As floods, fires and storms escalate, the world needs a body with the expertise and resources to protect people and the planete, says philosopher and activist Lorenzo Marsili

The Guardian
Dom PatesNov 21, 2023
Just finished reading Kate Raworth’s #DoughnutEconomics. More than just a new economics for the 21st century, the book is truly a revolution of the mind. Another source for thinking further on #transitionism.